Keamari deaths: FIA summons clearing agents on March 02.

KARACHI -- The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has launched a probe into 14 deaths due to alleged exposure to soybean dust in Keamari area of Karachi in mid of February. The authorities are investigating if exposure to soybean dust, which can cause severe allergic reactions, is responsible for at least 14 deaths and several dozens of patients complaining breathing problem in the port area of Karachi amid offloading of a consignment of soybean cargo from a ship. More than 300 people were hospitalized or treated for breathing problems in the city. The FIA has summoned the clearing and forwarding agents on March 02 for its inquiry into...

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