On the morning of the 29th, there was a report that there was a strange smell at an elementary school in Toyonaka City, Osaka, and 22 children complained of feeling unwell and were transported to the hospital.
The symptoms are mild, and the police and fire department are investigating the detailed situation.
After 9:00 am on the 29th, a school official reported to the fire department that there was a strange smell at Toyonan Elementary School in Toyonaka City, Osaka.
According to the fire department, 22 children aged 6 to 11 years old who were taking classes, men and women, complained that they felt sick and were taken to the hospital, but all of them had mild symptoms.
At elementary schools, following moving all the children and teachers to the gymnasium, the children are handed over to the parents who came to pick them up and leave the school.
Firefighters are investigating whether there are any abnormalities using detectors in the school building that smells strange, but so far no gas has been detected, and police and firefighters are investigating the situation in detail.
[Children]
A 6th grade elementary school boy who came out of school with his mother who came to pick him up said, “Everyone in the classroom said, ‘Tamagosai,’ and during the test, there was an instruction to evacuate to the gymnasium over the school announcement. When I asked him if there was a problem, he said, ‘I don’t know the cause.'”