Hydrochloric acid leaked from the tanker lorry on Friday evening when it was en route to Ernakulam from neighbouring Karnataka.
Gas leak. Representational Image. (iStock)
At least eight students of a nursing college were hospitalised on Saturday, 29 June, following a gas leak from a tanker lorry in Ramapuram in Kannur.
The students of the college developed uneasiness and breathing difficulty and were rushed to Pariyaram Medical College and Pazhayangadi Taluk Hospital.
Their condition is stable, police said.
Hydrochloric acid leaked from the tanker lorry on Friday evening when it was en route to Ernakulam from neighbouring Karnataka.
Though a fire force team from Payyannur and Pariyaram police rushed to the area and initiated further proceedings, the leak could not be contained completely, authorities said.
The leak was detected in the rear valve of the container and the vehicle was soon shifted to a safer place by the fire force.
Thaliparamba Revenue Divisional Officer (RDO) Ajayakumar said steps were being taken to transfer the gas to another tanker.
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