Lucknow, Oct. 10 (PTI): Around 300 students were taken ill on Tuesday after inhaling toxic gas leaking from a sugar mill near their school in Shamli district, the police said. Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has ordered a probe by the Commissioner, Saharanpur. The students of a private school in Shamli started complaining of stomach ache, nausea and burning sensation in their eyes after gas leaked from a neighbouring sugar mill. ”We have come to know that similar incidents had taken place in the past. A probe is on and strict action will be taken against those responsible,” Prashant Kumar, the additional director general of police for the Meerut zone, said.

Source: The Telegraph October 10, 2017 09:45 UTC