Ten workers were taken to hospital after complaining of feeling unwell during interior renovation work at a funeral hall in Hakodate, Hokkaido, according to reports.
At around 9 a.m., a worker called the fire service to report that several people had fallen ill during interior work at a demolition site, the reports said. The ten workers, men and women, included someone who complained of a headache and collapsed unable to move.
The reports did not say what caused the illness or give the condition of those taken to hospital. The site is a funeral hall — a venue where wakes and funerals are held — that was undergoing interior renovation. It was not clear from the reports whether the work had been halted.