US Edition30 students, teacher hospitalised after gas leak in Ogun school
Officials said 30 students and one teacher were hospitalised after a gas leak, and investigators are using a gas analyzer to determine the source.
- On Wednesday, a gas leak at Our Lady of Apostles Secondary School in Ijebu Ode, Ogun State, hospitalized over 30 students and one teacher at Ijebu Ode General Hospital.
- A strange chemical smell spread across the school premises shortly after the assembly session, causing students and staff to experience breathing difficulties, vomiting, and fainting.
- Dismissing explosion rumors, State Commissioner for Environment Ola Oresanya confirmed a gas leak and deployed a gas analyzer to identify the source and concentration zone.
- Ijebu Ode Local Government Chairman Dare Alebiosu visited the hospital and reported that all 30 students are now in stable condition, describing the situation as under control.
- Investigators are currently examining whether the leak originated from the school laboratory or the surrounding community as speculation persists regarding the source of the incident.
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Thirty students hospitalised after exposure to toxic chemical
“Several students began vomiting and fainting, forcing the school management to call for ambulances from the State General Hospital, Ijebu Ode,” the vice principal said to reporters. The post Thirty students hospitalised after exposure to toxic chemical appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.
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Nigerian News. Latest Nigeria News. Your online Nigerian Newspaper.30 students, teacher hospitalised after gas leak in Ogun school
No fewer than 30 students and one teacher of Our Lady of Apostles Secondary School in Ijebu Ode, Ogun State, have been hospitalised following a gas leakage on Wednesday. DAILY POST gathered that a gaseous substance spread across the school premises, shortly after the assembly session, making it difficult for many students and staff to breathe. It was learnt that the incident led to several students collapsing, with over 30 students and a teacher…
30 Students, Teacher Hospitalised In Ogun Over Poisonous Gas Leak
About 30 students, including a teacher of Our Lady of Apostles Secondary School in Ijebu Ode, Ogun State, have been hospitalised after inhaling a poisonous gas said to have leaked from a yet to be identified facility, thereby disrupting activities on the school premises. The incident, it was learnt, occurred on Wednesday shortly after the morning assembly, when an unidentified gaseous substance spread across the compound, leaving students and st…
Ogun: Dozens of Students Hospitalised After Suspected Gas Exposure in School
IJEBU ODE, Nigeria — No fewer than 30 students and a teacher at Our Lady of Apostle Secondary School in Ijebu Ode, Ogun State, were hospitalised on Wednesday, April 1, 2026, after exposure to a suspected chemical odour within the school premises, officials said. The incident occurred shortly after the morning assembly, when several students reportedly began vomiting and fainting, triggering panic across the school. The vice principal, Mrs Adeola…
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