45 factory workers fall ill after drinking RO water

Faridabad: 45 workers of a garment factory here fell ill after drinking suspected contaminated water from the Reverse Osmosis (RO) system. The workers, including women, of Renuka Inc were found vomiting and fell unconscious due to nausea this afternoon.

They were rushed to the nearby Sarvoday Hospital in Sector-19 here, said R S Bhati, an official in the company’s HR department.

The workers informed the hospital staff that they fell ill after drinking water from the RO system installed in the factory.