150 ill after consuming contaminated food

Ferozabad, Oct 9 (UNI) At least 150 persons were taken ill after eating contaminated sweets of a roadside vendor at Sirsaganj town here.

The victims started vomiting soon after consuming a sweet cuisine bought from a hawker late yesterday.

They were rushed to community health centres and private hospitals, where those in serious condition were referred to the government hospitals in Shikohabad and Ferozabad.

Meanwhile, some vendors had been identified and taken into police custody.

Investigations were underway.

UNI