Several students complained of irritation in eyes and throat due to the gas leak and were taken to a hospital.
More than 85 students of the Rani Jhansi Sarvodaya Kanya Vidyalaya in Delhi were hospitalised on Saturday after a gas leakage was reported near the school. The gas leak reportedly took place from a container depot in Delhi's Tughlakabad area. Police and CATS ambulances rushed to the spot.
The Delhi fire service said the school had been evacuated and the students were moved to three hospitals with the help of the public and teachers. Two fire tenders, one Hazmat van, one breathing set van and rescue tender had been sent to the spot.
An update from the disaster management said the chemical had been covered with soil and that there was no further leakage. "There is no cause for worry. The situation is under control."
DCP Romil Baaniya said, "Some chemical leakage at customs area of Tughlaqabad depot has caused irritation in eyes girl students studying at the Rani Jhansi school, Tughlaqabad. Local police, PCR, NDRF, fire, CATS ambulance teams have reached the spot. Students have been shifted to nearby hospitals.They are in normal condition now."
The Delhi government has ordered a magisterial probe into the incident.
According to Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia, the students are fine. "85 girl students, who had complained of irritation in their eyes due to gas leakage, have been admitted to three hospitals. I spoke to doctors who told me that they are normal," Sisodia, who also holds the education portfolio, said.
He said that he has ordered the area district magistrate and SDM to launch a probe into the gas leakage incident at the container depot. "There was an exam in the school which we have cancelled following the incident," the deputy chief minister said.
(With PTI inputs)
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