Nearly 200 students were hospitalized for eye and throat irritation following the leakage of toxic gas from a chemical tanker truck in New Delhi, India.
The scene of the toxic gas leak at Rani Jhansii school in Tughlakabad, south of Delhi. Photo: Hindustantimes
According to the AFP news agency, the leak of toxic gas occurred today (6-5) when the industrial chemical tanker stopped at the container terminal in Tughlaqabad, near the Rani Jhansi school girl leaking Toxic gas leaks. At that time the school was in school.
Police officer Romil Baaniya said: "About 200 students have been placed in four treatment hospitals. No one is serious. The situation is normal now. "
Police will investigate the responsibility of the people involved in the incident.
Field photographs show that disaster response forces were present for a thorough review of the entire school area.
The poison gas leak is not uncommon in India. In the majority of cases, the main cause is the failure to comply with safety standards.
In the 2014 gas leak at one of the largest steel plants in the central state of Chhattisgarh, six people were killed.
In 1984, a toxic gas leak in the city of Bhopal left at least 25,000 dead. So far, this is still the catastrophe in the world's most terrible industry.
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