2 students die, 11 admitted after consuming ethanol
2 students die, 11 admitted after consuming ethanol
Outside the school, parents and community members have already gathered to discuss the safety of the pupils.To start their inquiries into the incident, police officers also showed up on the spot.
Other college students who had swallowed the chemical were taken urgently to a nearby hospital, according to Area Police Commander Joseph Ole Manei, who talked to the media.
According to reports, 13 kids were part in the event at the mixed-gender secondary school. Eight male students and three female students were consequently taken to the hospital for treatment. However, two of the students passed away.
Concern about the incident spread on social media, with Kenyans discussing the perils of using 100% ethanol in school labs. “Ethanol can be highly hazardous, especially when used in school labs. Since the technician is supposed to dilute them before use, they are extremely concentrated, or 100%.
How do you take the one whose breakeven is directly equivalent to 1 if the one in beer is supposedly between 11 and 41%? Your liver cannot respond to such, said Ian Gitonga. Other Kenyans expressed concern about the parents of these kids, who work hard to pay school fees under the assumption that their kids are in class, only to learn that they are committing such horrific crimes.
“The parents of these kids believe that their kids put forth a lot of effort in school. Only God can show us mercy, according to a Facebook user by the name of Nyambura.
While ethanol is present in alcohol, laboratory ethanol often contains contaminants that are exceedingly hazardous to the body, including benzene or methanol. The case occurs as schools are getting ready for the national exams, which are scheduled to start at the end of October and last until November 24, 2023 for students taking the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE).
On the other side, the Kenya Primary School Education Assessment (KPSEA) and the Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) will start on Monday, October 30, and end on Wednesday, November 1.
