In Lagos, no fewer than 25 students
of Ogba Junior Secondary School, yesterday, went into coma after inhaling a
chemical waste allegedly discharged into drainage by a company, Bizcircuit
Photo Laboratory, located a few metres from the school premises.
Reports say the gas enveloped the
school premises at about noon.
The affected students were rushed to
hospital by officials of the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, LASEMA.
LASEMA’s Head of Logistic, Femi
Giwa, said of the 25 victims, four were in critical condition but responding to
treatment.
One
of the school’s pupils, Adetayo Adekanbi, said: “We were in the classroom when
we perceived the offensive gas and smoke clouding the entire premises. We never
knew the gas was injurious.
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