Workers killed at Istanbul construction site

November 02 2012 11:53:22

Workers killed at Istanbul construction site

ISTANBUL

Hürriyet file photo.

Four workers were killed at a construction site in Istanbul today, Doğan news agency has reported.

The workers were reportedly overcome by carbon monoxide gas after firing up a boiler that was not properly attached to an exhaust pipe in the room at the construction site where they spend the night.

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