
20 students who fell ill due to the smell emanating from the construction site were hospitalized, and education in two schools was suspended for a day.
20 students at Zekeriya Tanrıverdi Imam Hatip Secondary School and Şehit Ahmet Gülbahar Secondary School, who were poisoned by the construction smell, were hospitalized; Education in schools was suspended for one day.
AI-generated summary
The smell spread from the construction site next to Zekeriya Tanrıverdi Imam Hatip Secondary School and Şehit Ahmet Gülbahar Secondary School.
Some students studying at Zekeriya Tanrıverdi Imam Hatip Secondary School and Şehit Ahmet Gülbahar Secondary School fell ill due to the bad smell emitted from the construction site next to the schools.
School administrations evacuated the students from the buildings and reported the situation to the 112 Emergency Call Center.
Upon notice, health, police, specially equipped fire brigade, police, AFAD and natural gas distribution company teams were dispatched to the region.
20 students who had difficulty breathing and coughing were taken to hospitals in the city as a precaution after first aid.
EDUCATION WAS SUSPENDED TODAY IN TWO SCHOOLS
Following the inspections of the relevant institutions in the region, the teams of the Provincial Directorate of Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change seized a barrel that was considered to be the source of the odor and stopped the construction work.
Education in both schools was suspended today as a precaution.
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
Construction activities were stopped until the inspection is completed
Very likely · Within days

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