NEW DELHI: Hours after the students of a school in Delhi's Tughlaqabad area were admitted to four different hospitals following a gas leakage from a container truck, Delhi Education and Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia stated that the District Magistrate was ordered to investigate into matter, while assuring that the students were safe.
"I spoke to doctors, who told me that the students were fine. I will visit the children soon in the hospital and have spoken to a few on the phone. I have also asked the DM (District Magistrate) to investigate. The students are being properly taken care of," Sisodia said.
Meanwhile, Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare J.P. Nadda stated that Delhi hospitals were instructed to help all victims.
“The Central Government has instructed the hospitals to be ready to help all victims of Delhi gas leak incident. My prayers are with children and families,” said Nadda.
Earlier this day, Over 300 girl students were hospitalised today after toxic fumes spread due to chemical leakage at a container depot near two schools in southeast Delhi's Tughlakabad area.
The students of Rani Jhansi School and Government Girls Senior Secondary School, run by the city administration, were rushed to nearby hospitals as they complained of irritation in eyes and breathlessness.
The local police, National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), fire, and Centralised Ambulance and Trauma Services (CATS) teams have reached the spot.
The incident occurred near the Rani Jhansi Girls School in Pul Prahladpur, Tughlaqabad.
(With Inputs from PTI)