Four students suffer acid burn in Villupuram school

Incident occurred while they were clearing bottles in lab

Four students of the Government Higher Secondary School at Kandamangalam near here suffered burns when acid spilled on them in the laboratory on Monday. According to an Education Department official, four girl students of Class XII were asked by a teacher to clear the bottles containing chemical reagents in the laboratory to another room in the school. While the students were on the job, a bottle of diluted hydrochloric acid fell down. As a result, acid spilled on them causing injuries. One of the girls suffered burns on her eyes. The other three sustained minor injuries. The students were rushed to a private medical college and hospital at Ariyur near Puducherry.