School kids fainted after inhaling gas
Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal, May 23 2013 :
At least 14 school children fell unconscious on today after inhaling gas coming inside a van in which they were travelling in.
According to the school van driver, the incident happened at around 9:15 am near the main gate of North East School, Khewa along Tinsid Road in Imphal East district when he was about to leave 17 students of the school attending KG and class II.
The 14 kids fell unconscious after breathing in thick smoke coming inside the vehicle from the silencer pipe of the van.
They were rushed to JNIMS.
They were suffocated as they inhaled the gas suspected to be that of carbon monoxide as the van windows were kept closed as it was raining, Th Lukhoi, the van driver said.