Delhi gas leak: Students out of

danger, being handed over

to parents
Delhi gas leak: Local police, PCR vans and NDRF have been deployed on
the spot.
By: Express Web Desk | New Delhi | Updated: May 6, 2017 12:21 pm

Students being transported to the hospital. (Express photo)

At least 85 students from Rani Jhansi Sarvodaya Kanya Vidyalaya were hospitalised after a gas
leak from a container in Pul Pehladpur in Delhis Tughlaqabad area on Saturday morning. The
school is near the area where the gas leak occurred. The vice principal of the school said that 50-
60 students had been hospitalised. The whole school was vacated.
Local police, PCR vans and National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) have been deployed on
the spot. A Centralised Accident and Trauma Service team was also sent to the location. The
Delhi fire service also sent two fire tenders, one Hazmat van, one breathing set van and rescue
tender to the spot.
Romil Baniya, the DCP, South-East said 173 students had been admitted but no student was
critical. A total of 173 students and 9 teachers were admitted to hospital. No student critical.
They are feeling better and are being handed over to parents, he said.
Baniya said legal action would be taken against the incident as it was a case of negligence.
Legal action will be taken. It is a case of negligence, hazardous substance was not handled
properly, he said.