According to the Ministry of Public Health, on Tuesday 25 July 2017, at least 36 people were poisoned in a tobacco factory located in a Moca free zone. First it was reported that a workman apparently misapplied a chemical used to dry the tobacco leaves. However, later reports said that the company, Inetab Kaubeck, had ordered the tobacco packs to be fumigated with rat poison and that is what caused the problem.
At around 9:30am, those affected were taken to different health centers suffering from dizziness, vomiting, headaches and breathing problems.
Technicians from the Ministry of Public Health arrived at the location to open an inquiry into the incident.
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Al Momento
El Nacional
26 July 2017
