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Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday ordered a probe into the chemical leak in a sugar mill that led to over 100 school children falling ill in Shamli district of Uttar Pradesh.
Adityanath has ordered the Saharanpur Commissioner to carry out a probe into the incident, officials said.
Students of the Saraswati Shishu Mandir public school complained of uneasiness, vomiting, nausea, itching and tears in the eyes.
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Before the school management could react to the situation, more than two dozen students had fainted, an official informed.
They were rushed to the district hospital. A dozen students in serious condition were referred to Muzaffarnagar and Meerut hospitals.
Local residents and parents also accused the district administration of turning a blind eye to their demands in the past against the sugar mills which frequently release chemical gas that pose serious health hazard to the children and others in the vicinity.
The owner of the sugar mill was absconding, the police said.
(With inputs from agencies)
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