The pesticide was sprayed at workers´ accommodation, which belonged to a commercial company based in Abu Shagara, on Friday. [break]
"The pesticide contained the same materials that were responsible for the deaths of the two infants in Ajman last March," a senior official at Sharjah Police told Gulf News.
Police said this time the pesticide was brought by a friend of one of the workers, after his roommates, all from Nepal, complained that there were a lot of cockroaches and insects in the accommodation.
The worker and his friend then sprayed the pesticide and warned the others not to enter the building for several hours, they also closed off all the windows and doors.
While everyone was outdoors, one of the Nepali roommates took his Indian girlfriend to the room where they inhaled the chemicals and slowly fell into a coma. The workers then rushed the two victims to Kuwait Hospital but they eventually died.
"The workers in the building said a friend bought the pesticide from Dubai. This substance is banned in the country, as it can kill people between 12 to 24 hours after exposure," a police official said.
"The moment it is released into the air, it emits a toxic gas that causes kidney and liver failure."
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