Hyderabad: 40 school children fall ill due to pungent smell in classrooms

As the odour became unbearable, a few students started vomiting blood.

Hyderabad: In a concerning incident, around 40-50 students of Sri Chaitanya Techno School in Chintal were taken ill on Saturday, December 7, after they vomited blood due to a pungent smell from acid which was reportedly used to clean the classroom walls.

As per reports, at around 10:30 am, students from Class 7th and 8th experienced a strong odour from their classrooms which was recently cleaned with acid.

As the odour became unbearable, a few students started vomiting blood. They were immediately rushed to Pulse and Pranadhara Hospitals where some of them were treated in the ICU.

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Initially, the school management did not tell the parents about the incident. But when the parents came to know, they launched a strong protest in front of the school.

However, after the doctors informed the parents that the children were in stable condition, the situation calmed down.

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