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Seven die after inhaling toxic gas at egg tray factory in Bogor
Seven people were found dead after allegedly inhaling Hydrogen Sulfide (H2S) gas at a 16 square-meter pond containing egg carton waste at a factory in Parungpanjang, Bogor, on Saturday.
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A worker collects newly-hatched eggs at a farm in Cibeber, West Java, on November 30, 2016, and put them on a tray in this illustration photo. (Antara/Agung Rajasa)
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even people were found dead after allegedly inhaling Hydrogen Sulfide (H2S) gas at a 16 square-meter pond containing egg carton waste at a factory in Parungpanjang, Bogor, on Saturday.
The poisonous gas reportedly came from the cartons’ material. Three of the victims were workers who were cleaning the 4-meter deep waste pond, while the remaining were residents who tried to save the poisoned workers.
“Each person who went to the pond, fainted then died,” Bogor Police Head Adj. Sr. Comr. Andi Muhammad Dicy said on Saturday as quoted by tempo.co.
The victims are identified as Mulyadi, 19; Joko, 30; Ade setiawan, 40; Iwan, 35; Into, 17; Dedi Junaedi, 45; and Samsuri, 45.
“The victims were moved from the pond at 9.45 p.m. and taken to the police hospital in Kramat Jati for an autopsy,” Andi said referring to the National Police hospital in East Jakarta.
Public Order Agency official Tajudin said the pond became toxic because it had not been cleaned for some time, adding that “the waste has turned into mud, which gave off strong smell.
