<p> At least 12 workers of a sugar factory in Maharashtra's Pune district were hospitalised on Saturday morning after they complained of suffocation while cleaning a vacuum pan, officials said.</p>.<p>The incident occurred when some kind of gas got released during the cleaning of the pan by workers.</p>.<p>"Five to six workers were conducting a cleaning activity inside a vacuum pan at the factory when a gas emanated and they felt suffocated," said Vijay Wable, Managing Director, Malegaon Sugar factory, which is located in Baramati.</p>.<p>A vacuum pan is a tank with a vacuum pump for rapid evaporation and condensation (as of sugar syrup) by boiling at a low temperature.</p>.<p>He said the workers then called their colleagues for help. "Some workers who entered the pan also felt suffocated and felt nauseating," the MD said.</p>.<p>All the affected workers have been admitted to a private hospital, he said.</p>.<p>"All the workers have been shifted to a private hospital. While 10 of them are stable, two other remained admitted in ICU," said Wable. </p>
<p> At least 12 workers of a sugar factory in Maharashtra's Pune district were hospitalised on Saturday morning after they complained of suffocation while cleaning a vacuum pan, officials said.</p>.<p>The incident occurred when some kind of gas got released during the cleaning of the pan by workers.</p>.<p>"Five to six workers were conducting a cleaning activity inside a vacuum pan at the factory when a gas emanated and they felt suffocated," said Vijay Wable, Managing Director, Malegaon Sugar factory, which is located in Baramati.</p>.<p>A vacuum pan is a tank with a vacuum pump for rapid evaporation and condensation (as of sugar syrup) by boiling at a low temperature.</p>.<p>He said the workers then called their colleagues for help. "Some workers who entered the pan also felt suffocated and felt nauseating," the MD said.</p>.<p>All the affected workers have been admitted to a private hospital, he said.</p>.<p>"All the workers have been shifted to a private hospital. While 10 of them are stable, two other remained admitted in ICU," said Wable. </p>