Mumbai: 16 students fall sick consuming food in private school
At least 16 students and a staff member of a private school in Mumbai were hospitalized today due to suspected food poisoning. The Class-7 students and the staff member ate food (dal khichdi) served to them at the Sahyadri Vidya Mandir in Bhandup following which they complained of stomach ache. They were admitted to a hospital in Mulund, a civic official said.
Doctor says patients will be kept under observation for 24hrs
The students, 12 girls and four boys, and the school staffer were responding to the treatment and will be kept under observation for 24 hours, a doctor attending them said. Food poisoning is suspected to be the cause of the illness, an official from the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) said, adding that an inquiry would be conducted into the matter.
Over 400 students hospitalized this month due to suspected food-poisoning
On August 10, a girl student of a civic-run school in Govandi area in Mumbai died while over 400 other students were hospitalized due to suspected poisoning after they took iron- boosting medicines given by the school.
