Rajasthan: 10 Students Hospitalised After Suspected Gas Leak At Jaipur Coaching Institute

Jaipur: Ten students of a coaching institute in the Mahesh Nagar area here were hospitalised after they fainted due to a suspected gas leak from a drain on Sunday evening, police said.

The students complained of difficulty in breathing and severe headache before they were rushed to the hospital, they said.

Statement Of A Police Official

“Ten students of the institute fainted due to a suspected gas leak from the drain. Some smoke from the kitchen on the terrace of the building had also come in,” police said.

The incident of children falling unconscious due to gas leak in Utkarsh Coaching in Jaipur is very sad.
This proves that the government and administration are completely careless about the safety of children.
Poor families from villages send their children to the city for a… pic.twitter.com/rsKZQaWISB

— Dhram Goswami (@dhram_goswami) December 16, 2024

Jaipur
• Many children fell unconscious due to poisonous gas leak in Utkarsh Coaching.
•Coaching institutes have no concern for the lives of children,they are only running their business.
•Parents should also enquire about the safety of coaching institutes.#UtkarshClasses pic.twitter.com/7aJnDnAndB

— Amit (@aksaini55) December 15, 2024

Officials Dismiss The Possibility Of Food Poisoning

Officials dismissed the possibility of food poisoning and said the condition of the students is normal now.

A doctor of a private hospital here said that seven children were brought to the facility after they complained of difficulty in breathing. The remaining were taken elsewhere, he said.

All the students suffered from suffocation and started coughing, he said.

No administration official was immediately available for comment.

(Except for the headline, this article has not been edited by FPJ’s editorial team and is auto-generated from an agency feed.)

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *