Fifteen workers from a food company were hospitalized after they
suffered carbon monoxide poisoning in south China's island province
of Hainan on Tuesday.
The 15 workers of Jiadexin Foodstuff Co. Ltd, fell ill on
Tuesday afternoon when a carbon monoxide transmission pipe broke,
said a source with the company.
All of them have been sent to nearby hospitals for
treatment.
Other workers at the company were evacuated after the accident.
The company has been ordered to suspend production.
(Xinhua News Agency May 9, 2007)