Six people collapsed during painting work in irrigation canal, possibly due to thinner poisoning Kanagawa. Three of them were taken to the hospital in an unconscious state.
The three people's injuries were not life-threatening, and police believe they may have been poisoned and are investigating the circumstances in detail. According to the prefecture that commissioned the construction work, at the time the iron plates installed to reinforce the irrigation canal were painted with anti-rust paint, and thinner was used to dilute the paint.