School children fall ill after taking iron pills

Thirteen children today fell ill after consuming iron tablets in a school in Bokaro district, a senior official said.

The children of Shibudih Upgraded Middle School under Chandankiari police station were given the tablets as per a health programme, Deputy Commissioner (DC) Uma Shankar Singh said, adding 13 of them fainted after consuming the medicine.

"All the 13 students have been admitted to a hospital in Chandankiari where the condition of two children is stated to be serious," he said.