Sri Lanka, Feb. 3 -- A 27-year-old German woman who was hospitalized after falling ill at a lodge in Kollupitiya has died while receiving treatment in the Intensive Care Unit of the Colombo National Hospital.

The incident follows the death of 24-year-old English woman Sintosh Ebony Lois, who was also hospitalized with her and passed away on February 2. The Kollupitiya Police reported the matter to the Fort Magistrate's Court today (3).

The two women, along with a 30-year-old German man, were admitted to the hospital on February 1 after developing sudden symptoms. Investigations revealed that a room adjacent to theirs had been fumigated with phosphine gas on January 30 and was supposed to remain sealed for 72 hours. Police suspect that e...