Chennai, June 03: As many as 90 women employees of a private garment factory at suburban Ambattur have been hospitalised after they inhaled toxic fumes, police said today. The victims complained of giddiness after inhaling the toxic gas which leaked from a neighbouring perfumes manufacturing factory on Sunday, they said. While 30 employees were admitted on Sunday, 60 others complained of nausea when they turned up for duty yesterday morning and were rushed to the hospital. Police said there was no fresh leak of gas and the toxic fumes lingered on the factory premises after Sunday's incident. All those hospitalised were progressing well and would be under observation till tonight, police added.

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