Ventilation failure caused Qualfon workers’ fainting spells

Workers assembling outside Qualfon’s Plaisance Call Centre following the evacuation of the building on Tuesday.

Guyana Fire Service (GFS) and public hospital officials yesterday confirmed that the failure of the Qualfon Call Centre’s mechanical ventilation system in the aftermath of a power outage led to nearly 20 workers being rushed for treatment after suffering fainting spells on Tuesday.

Up to yesterday, Qualfon had yet to release a statement on the situation, which saw nearly 20 workers at the company’s Plaisance Call Centre being rushed to the Georgetown Public Hospital after falling ill at the worksite.

A report from the Georgetown Public Hos-pital, through its Public Relations Officer, Mitzy Campbell, said the workers’ fainting spells