GUJRANWALA: About 100 workers fell ill after eating food from a factory in the Alipur Chatha on Friday.
The condition of 10 workers is said to be critical.
The incident happened in the plywood and chipboard manufacturing factory located on the Gujranwala Road. The condition of the workers deteriorated after having breakfast in the morning.
After having breakfast, about 100 workers fell ill. After their condition deteriorated, they were transferred to different hospitals where doctors diagnosed food poisoning.
The Alipur Chatha Rural Health Centre confirmed food poisoning. The assistant commissioner reviewed the situation while a committee was formed to probe the incident. After the patients were shifted to various hospitals across the region, emergency has been declared in hospitals.
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