Gas leak in Delhi school; over 300 students hospitalized

Shobhit Kalra
Published on: 6 May 2017 4:22 AM GMT
Gas leak in Delhi school; over 300 students hospitalized
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New Delhi: Over 300 students have been admitted to hospital after a gas leak was reported on Saturday in a school for girls in south Delhi.

"We have evacuated students, teachers and other staff from Rani Jhansi Sarvodaya Kanya Vidyalaya in Tughlakabad," a fire official said.

At least 310 students were taken to nearby hospitals. They complained of eye and neck irritation besides dizziness after the gas leaked at a nearby container depot, said Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia in a tweet.

Of them, around 30 students were said to have fainted, an officer of Delhi Fire Service (DFS) said.

However, no casualties have been reported so far, he added. Speaking to students and doctors, Sisodia said that the children were feeling normal.

Gas leakage was reported from a container depot in South Delhi's Tughlakabad area.

Shobhit Kalra

Shobhit Kalra

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