Workers at Bac Ninh firm face methanol poisoning

Four workers at a company in the northern province of Bac Ninh have suffered from methanol poisoning.

The incident happened at HS Tech Vina Ltd. Co. in Thanh Khuong Commune, Thuan Thanh District, on Wednesday.

 

The workers have been hospitalised for methanol poisoning

Chairwoman of the provincial people’s committee Nguyen Huong Giang immediately visited the scene and oversaw the work of the rescue forces after the incident.

According to the initial information, the four workers are from the firm’s electronic component workshop. They are being treated at Hanoi-based Bach Mai Hospital in Hanoi’s Centre for Emergency Medicine and Poison Control.

Meanwhile, other workers at the electronic component workshop are being monitored at Bac Ninh General Hospital.