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Two Thai workers were found dead in a greenhouse in South Korea after lighting a fire to stay warm and inhaling toxic gas.
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Two Thai workers were found dead in a greenhouse in South Korea after lighting a fire to stay warm and inhaling toxic gas. The tragic incident occurred in Pyeongchang, Gangwon province, and the victims were identified as a 60 year old man and a 50 year old woman.
Local reports revealed that on the morning of October 4, police received a call about the discovery of two deceased foreign workers in a greenhouse on a farm in Jimboonyon. The workers, who were in South Korea for the scallion harvest season, had been using a makeshift heater to combat the cold and suffocated from carbon monoxide poisoning as a result.
Upon inspecting the scene, police found an open gas canister and a picnic stove in the greenhouse. It is believed that the pair, who were working illegally, lit the stove to keep warm during the night, the police said.
“The investigation…