25 workers fall sick after inhaling toxic gas in Khulna
Twenty-five workers of a shrimp processing plant in Khulna's Rupsha upazila fell sick after inhaling ammonia gas yesterday.
Nineteen of the workers were undergoing treatment at Khulna General Hospital. Doctors said two patients were in a critical condition.
Proprietor of the plant, Star Sea Food Industries Limited, said more than 150 workers were at work when the pungent gas started leaking into the packaging and freezing rooms through leaks in the gas pipes.
A factory official said work at the plant would remain suspended for 72 hours.
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