Poonch: As many as 25 school students fell
unconscious on Tuesday after a gas leaked from a nearby poultry
farm in border district of Poonch in Jammu and Kashmir.
The students belonged to the Cryst High School and the
incident happened at around 1400 hrs, police said.
The foul-smelling gas emanated from burning piled up
garbage in a poultry farm, they said.
The students were rushed to the district hospital where
they were given first aid, police said.
PTI
First Published: Tuesday, November 22, 2011, 21:43