The two were working at a house in Douglas, a town on the border with Mexico, when they were attacked.
They were part of a group
of four cutting grass and weeding for the owner of the house, a 90-year-old man
who was not stung, news reports said.
According to the Arizona
Republic, one worker had collapsed and was in respiratory arrest by the time
then emergency medical personnel arrived at the scene.
He died at the hospital.
The other was stung about 100 times, the newspaper said.
A huge hive, about 4ft wide
(1.2m) and 6ft long (1.8m), was found inside the home's attic. It was believed
to be a decade old and some 800,000 bees were estimated to be inside.
A beekeeper later
exterminated it after parts of the roof of the home were torn off.
The Fire Department used
foam and pesticide and cordoned off several blocks of the street for several
hours.
Authorities have warned
neighbours to be alert.
The landscapers worked for
an association called The Douglas Arc, a group of people with developmental
disabilities, CBS reported. They do landscaping work around town.
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