Patna: Fire took place in the hospital of Patna district of Bihar where children affected by mid day meal were being treated. Children were treated for food poisoning evacuated. Fire took place due to a short circuit in an air-conditioning unit, following which the building was evacuated. The fire was later brought under control and the children were taken back to their wards.
Meanwhile, as the death toll in the Bihar mid day meal tragedy climbed to 23, children are now refusing to eat the mid day meals in several parts of the state. They say their parents have asked them not to eat the mid day meal.
“We are very scared. 22 children have died after eating mid-day meal,” said a student Shivani Kumari. “So many children have fallen sick. Our parents have asked us not to eat mid day meal,” added another student Jayati.
Three days after the tragedy, there have still been no arrests even as the forensic report is expected on Friday. The headmistress of the Chhapra school, who has been named in the FIR, is still absconding.
Bureau Report
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