Forty people treated in Sydney fumes leak

Source: AAP | Published: Friday February 18, 6:46 PM

Forty people have been treated by paramedics after toxic fumes spread into a factory's air-conditioning system in Sydney's west today.

An ambulance spokesman says 16 of the victims were taken to hospital with minor problems.

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The workers fell ill when fumes from a butane-powered concrete-cutting machine at the Ashfield factory were spread through the building by the air-conditioning system this afternoon.

He says butane produces carbon monoxide fumes, the spokesman said.

-- boop (leafyspurge@hotmail.com), February 18, 2000