25 slum kids taken ill in Mohali village

Mohali , Feb 7 25 children of brick kiln workers were taken ill after they consumed seeds of Jatropha plant, from which bio-diesel is extracted, at Parol village here.

While 24 children in the age group of 3-13 years were brought to Mohali Civil Hospital after they started vomitting blood, another child was shifted to GMSH-16 in Chandigarh, Mohali Civil Hospital Senior Medical Officer (SMO) incharge H S Sarang told PTI.

The condition of children admitted at the hospital here was stable but were under observation.

The children were attending class at an anganwari when they fell ill, the SMO said.

The children said that they ate seeds of the Jatropha plant as they were hungry.

But soon after, they started vomitting and complained of abdominal pain, nausea and uneasiness, the SMO said.