GAZIPUR: Authorities of ‘Mouchak Knitwear’ announced the factory closed as more than 100 workers fell sick drinking water from factory’s supply line on Sunday.

Mouchak Police Outpost in-charge Sub-Inspector (SI) Saiful Islam confirmed the matter to banglanews.

Police said the workers started becoming sick from 8:30am after drinking supply water from the factory.

The authorities sent the ailing workers to the several clinics in Mouchak and Konabari areas and declared the factory closed at 11:00am.   

Victims Nazma, Delwar, Mejbah and Shefali said there was bad smell in the water. After drinking that water they felt stomachache and vomiting.

BDST: 1745 HRS, MAR 01, 2015