More than 100 students of Rani Jhansi Sarvodaya Kanya Vidyalaya were admitted to a hospital on Saturday after they fell ill due to gas leakage from a depot in southeast Delhi’s Tughlakabad area.
The depot is located near a school in Railway Colony, Tughlakabad. A call was received around 7 am about the gas leakage and seven fire-tenders were rushed to the spot, said a senior officer from the Delhi Fire Services, adding that the source of leakage was not clear.
South East Delhi DCP Romil Banniya said, “Some chemical leakage at customs area of Tughlaqabad depot has caused irritation in eye to around 50 girl student studying at the school and they have been admitted to a hospital.”
He said teams of police and National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) as well as CATS ambulance have reached the spot.
School vice-principal said, “Some students complained of irritation in eyes and throat due to gas leak, following which they were admitted to the hospital.” Union Minister J P Nadda also directed the Centre-run hospitals to help the victims of a gas leak.
Meanwhile, the Delhi government has ordered a magisterial probe into the incident.