by Beth Fitzgerald and Alexi Friedman
Star-Ledger Staff

The deaths of two Linden laundry workers, overcome by chemical fumes last month while cleaning a tank, yesterday brought a Congressional subcommittee to that city to hear calls for empowering workers to help police workplace safety -- and imposing tougher sanctions on employers who endanger the lives of their workers.

"Victor Diaz and Carlos Diaz should be alive today," said Rep. Donald Payne (D-10th Dist.), referring to the two unrelated men who died at the North East Linen commercial laundry in Linden. "The hazards of confined spaces where these workers were killed are well-known."

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