India News | School Students Discharged from Hospital, Enquiry On: TN Official
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. Students of a Corporation Middle School in Hosur in the district, who took ill suddenly post lunch on October 14 were discharged from a hospital and an enquiry is on to ascertain the cause of their illness, a senior revenue department official said on Saturday.
Krishnagiri (TN) Oct 15 (PTI) Students of a Corporation Middle School in Hosur in the district, who took ill suddenly post lunch on October 14 were discharged from a hospital and an enquiry is on to ascertain the cause of their illness, a senior revenue department official said on Saturday.
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All the students who were admitted to the government hospital were discharged and officials from the Pollution Control Board and the health department are probing the incident, he said.
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"Fortunately none of the students became serious though they developed nausea and some vomited in the classrooms. It is also not clear if the gas leak from a septic tank had caused the sudden illness," the official told PTI.
Nearly 100 students of the Corporation-run school, developed nausea. A section of them vomited in the classrooms causing panic among the teachers and parents. Initially, it was suspected that "gas leak" from a septic tank on the school premises could have made the children sick. A total of 67 students --boys and girls-- were hospitalised and all of them are discharged.
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