a BMW plant in Munich, Germany, production came to a standstill for almost an hour after two workers had passed out during their shift due to alcohol and drug consumption.

Confirming a report in the German tabloid Bild, the Munich-based premium carmaker said two of its as-sembly line workers had collapsed towards the end of their shift earlier this month after drinking “copious amounts of alcohol” and smoking synthetic marijuana. Other BMW employees had called for an ambulance, which caused production to be suspended for a period of 40 minutes, a BMW spokesman said.

 

The mass-circulation Bild reported that one of the workers had been fired and the other moved to a different location. The story refers to an incident that was con-firmed to have...

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