ATTOCK: A spray used to prevent the spread of the dengue virus proved dangerous at the Government Girls Highschool Jand here on Thursday.<br /><br />50 students fainted during the fumigation process which was taking place while the school was in session.<br /><br />The students were taken to a local hospital where their condition is said to be stable.<br /><br />Speaking to Geo News the affected students said the fumigation was carried out during recess time; however, the intensity of the spray was so severe that they started suffocating and passed out.<br /><br />The administration of the hospital said 120 students were brought out of which 10-20 were affected by the dengue spray. Five girls were still being treated at the hospital while the rest had been discharged.<br /><br />Chief Minister Punjab Shahbaz Sharif has called for an inquiry report into why the fumigation took place without proper safety measures.<br /><br />A call attention notice has been submitted in the Punjab Assembly over the incident by Opposition Leader Mehmood-ur-Rasheed.<br /><br />The notice asks if it is correct that substandard dengue spray was used at the school.<br /><br />The call attention notice also seeks for a case to be lodged against those responsible for the incident.
