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Three workers die in Japan hot spring gas poisoning

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At least three Japanese workers have died while working at a popular hot spring in the northeastern part of the country.

The men died on Wednesday after they were found suffering cardiac arrest near a source of Nyuto Hot Spring in Semboku, Akita Prefecture.

Local officials say the incident happened as at least four workers were working to adjust the temperature and amount of hot water in the hot spring resort.

Meanwhile, a regional emergency center said it had dispatched rescuers to the scene after receiving a distress call.

“One of the city workers made an emergency call to report that the three others had collapsed,” media outlets quoted a regional official as saying, adding, “The three people were pulled from a hole… roughly two meters deep, possibly affected by hydrogen sulfide.”

Rescuers and first-aid personnel who arrived at the scene said the three were in a “state of cardiopulmonary arrest.”

The term is used to indicate a sudden stop in effective and normal blood circulation due to failure of the heart to pump blood.

Natural hot springs are numerous and highly popular among tourists across Japan.

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