One of the students was later sent to the Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research in Chandigarh, they said. The incident in Nangal area took place Thursday morning when some students started complaining of difficulty in breathing. The school was immediately shut and the affected students were taken to a hospital, they said. Punjab Gas Leak Incident: 24 School Students Complain of Breathing Difficulty After Suspected Gas Leak From Industrial Unit in Rupnagar (See Pics).
In order to investigate the claims of hydrogen sulphide leakage, a bench of chairperson Adarsh Kumar Goel constituted an eight-person fact-finding joint committee to be led by the chairman of the Punjab State Pollution Control Board. 📰 Ludhiana Gas Leak: National Green Tribunal Orders Rs 20 Lakh Compensation for Kin of 11 Deceased.
The source of the leakage and the type of the gas are yet to be ascertained, they added. Police have sealed the area while a fire brigade and an ambulance have been deployed there.