School students become ill due to suspected chemical leak
Some students complained of difficulty in breathing and eye irritation while others felt a sudden nausea, triggering panic in the school.
Press Trust of India | October 25, 2024 | 10:35 PM IST
NEW DELHI: A few students of a matriculation higher secondary school, Tiruvottiyur, here, became ill due to a suspected chemical leak on the premises, and at least three of them were admitted to a hospital, police said on Friday. Some students complained of difficulty in breathing and eye irritation while others felt a sudden nausea, triggering panic in the school.
"Some of us had to rush out of the classroom to get fresh air. Even our teachers had experienced difficulty in breathing. A few students even fainted and our teachers revived them," a student later said, and added that she felt nausea. As many students complained of uneasiness, the management had to call ambulances and rushed the pupils to hospital.
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Parents who turned up at the school, too, admitted their children to a government hospital where many were treated as outpatients. Police said it was not clear if the leak occurred from the school or emanated from the vicinity where a chemical factory was situated. The condition of three students admitted to the Stanley Government Medical College Hospital here was said to be stable, police said.
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