Twenty five pupils of Ogba Junior
Secondary School, Lagos, collapsed yesterday after inhaling chemical waste
allegedly discharged into the drain by Bizcircuit Photo Laboratory, situated at
the Ogba Shopping Plaza, Lagos.
The incident occurred around 12:40pm
shortly before the close of school.
The school authority and parents ran
to the scene. Officials of various state emergency management agencies
converged on the scene and rushed the unconscious pupils to Blue Cross Hospital
and the Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH).
Head of Logistics, Lagos State
Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), Mr. Femi Giwa told reporters that four of
the pupils were in critical condition, but they are responding to treatment.
He said the agency received a
distress call from the school and responded immediately.
Giwa said on arriving at the scene,
his team discovered that liquid chemicals with offensive and choking odour was
stored and use for production in the photo lab on the first floor of the
shopping complex.
He said the odour permeated the
environment and led to the incident.
Giwa said the government sealed the
premises and arrested three workers of the photo studio.
He said the chemical would be
analysed to know its effect on the environment.
State Director of Fire and Safety
Services Rasaq Fadipe said his men worked with other agencies to curb the
spread of the chemical fumes.
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Watin we go call this one ! Na Nigeria chemical weapon?
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ReplyDeleteThank God d emergency agents were there to rescue them dis d kind of respond we want wen eva there is emergency case like dis,weldone governor Fashola 4 putting dis in place we proud of u n ur work
ReplyDeleteGod please spare the lives of these future leaders.
ReplyDeleteI reserve my comment, bt if anytin happen to those children, hmmmm d photo lab manager will hear frm me!!!
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