Mexican pilot sprays farm workers with chemicals

According to the local authorities in the Mexican state of Sinaloa, on Tuesday a crop duster pilot, who was spraying insecticides on a field, mistakenly doused approximately 100 people, RIA reports.

30 farm workers who were working in the field at the time have been hospitalized with symptoms of poisoning.

Doctors reported that the insecticides were made of a strong chemical solution, which has a high degree of toxicity.

Civil defense units and rescue services responded immediately after the incident.