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Fuel tanker gas leak in Indian capital puts 30 school pupils in hospital

Published: 06 May 2017 - 09:18 am | Last Updated: 09 Nov 2021 - 02:22 pm
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AFP

NEW DELHI: Thirty students at an Indian school were taken to hospital on Saturday complaining of breathlessness and eye irritation following a gas leak from a fuel tanker, witnesses said.

More than 100 pupils were evacuated from the Rani Jhansi school in the capital, New Delhi, media said. It wasn't clear what had caused the leak and no further details were immediately available.

"Some students complained of irritation in eyes and throat due to the gas leak," a school official told Reuters TV.