More garment workers hospitalized due to gas leak

20 March 2018 11:40 am

At least 50 garment factory workers in Ekala, Ja- Ela were hospitalized today after allegedly inhaling a gas which is suspected to be poisonous.

Police said the workers were admitted to the Gampaha and Ragama Hospitals.

Forty two workers of the same factory were also admitted to the hospital yesterday for the same issue.

The incidents are being investigated by the Ja-Ela Police.