Via Austin Patch:
Austin Fire Department crews were called to a University of Texas-Austin student housing complex, 21 Pearl, Wednesday afternoon after reports of potentially leaked hazardous materials.
An assistant chief at the Austin Fire Department said the chemical hydrogen sulfide was found to be the source of a the foul odor at about 3 p.m. that prompted the building’s evacuation. EMS officials found a man in cardiac arrest after it is believed he used the chemical hydrogen sulfide — known commonly as “sewer gas” to commit suicide.
“Crews were alerted there might be a toxic environment they were entering,” Battalion Chief Palmer Buck said. “Crews did find an approximately 20-year-old male in cardiac arrest they removed. Resuscitation efforts were started.”
But efforts to revive the man were unsuccessful,