At least 50 students were admitted to a hospital on Wednesday as they fell unconscious after an ammonia gas cylinder exploded in a cold storage in Madhya Pradesh‘s Chhindwara district.
Nearly 800 students were present on the school campus when the gas leaked from the adjoining cold storage, located on Narsingpur road, a senior official told PTI.
“Fifty students were taken to the district hospital after they complained about uneasiness. They were sent home after medical check-up and being provided medication. We have evacuated the school,” District Collector, J K Jain was quoted as saying by PTI.
“We have ordered an inquiry into the incident. and the owner of the cold storage is being questioned,” the collector said.
