The head of the Nizhny Novgorod region instructed to deal with poisoning at school

This was reported by the press service of the governor of the Nizhny Novgorod region.

“My deputy Andrei Kharin and the Minister of Energy and Housing and Public Utilities Andrei Chertkov - to understand the situation and promptly report,” he said.

The statement states that in connection with the incident, 43 children and one adult were hospitalized, but 23 students were allowed to go home after examination and medical assistance.

Earlier it was reported that dozens of people were poisoned by gas in the Nizhny Novgorod school. Doctors later clarified that 43 children and one adult were taken to the hospital.

According to PolitExpert, citing a source, the cause of the leak could be a violation of the rules during the cleaning of the GDS filter, which is located on the edge of the district center.