Fifty people treated after Va. Produce incident
In what was first thought to be a gas leak, workers at Virginia Produce reported difficulty breathing. Now, emergency officials say the cause is unknown.
HILLSVILLE — Despite Virginia Department of Emergency Management and hazardous materials team members monitoring the air in Virginia Produce on Tuesday evening and Wednesday morning, emergency officials say they still do not know a cause for the incident that sickened more than 50 workers there.
While early reports called the incident at the Carroll County Industrial Park facility possible carbon monoxide poisoning, that has not been confirmed.
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