Three people die of asphyxiation while working inside chowmein factory in Gajapati district
Arun Sahu from Berhampur and Mutha and Sunil Dalai from Mohana village in Kampaguda were recognized as the deceased, Hindustan time reported.
According to Gajapati police, three workers at the chowmein factory in Narayan Nagar in Mohana district fell asleep after putting the soggy noodles in the dryer for the chowmein.
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Sujit Nayak, an inspector from the Mohana police station, said when the three workers failed to leave the factory in the morning and local residents called the fire department.
Inspector Nayak said: “They were unconscious when firefighters came to their rescue. They were rushed to nearby hospitals where medical personnel pronounced them dead. They may have suffocated because the dryer chow mein may have sucked the oxygen out of the room. However, the post-mortem results would be evident.”
