Poisonous ‘Polos’ curry had sent 203 garment workers in Avissawela for treatment to hospital:
On the 23rd instant, yesterday 203 garment workers both men and women working in a garment factory in housed in the industrial zone in Avissawela had taken ill after consuming a dish of ‘pollos’ for meals. They had been admitted to the Avissawela hospital for treatment.
Investigations had been revealed that the cause of the 203 garment workers falling ill with stomach aches and faintish feelings had been established as the ‘pollos’ dish prepared in an aluminium saucepan consumed by the workers had been kept preserved for a long length of time.
However about 200 had been discharged after treatment. Among the balance three workers one had been a pregnant worker.