Mass casualty incident at Berlin primary school with multiple children injured after ‘tear gas attack’
A primary school in Berlin was released after being subjected to a tear gas attack that left a child to hospital and 37 of them wounded.
Emergency Services, today around 9 am Miriam Makeba Primary School Moabit was called and children’s eye pain and ‘respiratory irritation’ reported.
The students were rapidly removed from the building and treated outside of health officials, but a child was hospitalized for ‘more clinical care’.
The Berlin police made a brief statement on social media, confirming an event at school, but did not give any details about the case.
However, the German news site Bild ‘Tear gas was sprayed in the corridor of the school building’.
Police said in a statement: ‘Shortly after 9 am, our emergency services were warned to Miriam Makeba Primary School in Moabit.
At least ten children are reported to complain about eye and respiratory irritation. They are currently treated by emergency personnel.
‘The building was evacuated and ventilated.’
Emergency Services, this morning around 9.00 Makeba Primary School, Moabit (above) was called, children’s eye pain and ‘respiratory irritation’ reported.
Berlin police made a brief statement confirming an incident at school on social media and said that children complained about eye and respiratory irritation ‘.
An firefighter spokesman said, ‘A few children were exposed to irritating gas’ and said that the ambulances were sent in response while ventilating the building.
Force, although there is no danger anymore ‘school’ cause ‘and’ possible perpetrators’ will be suspended while investigating, he added.
A firefighter spokesman ‘several children were exposed to irritating gas’ and said that the ambulances were sent in response while ventilating the building.
They made another update to say that the scene was now ‘under control’, but a child is in the hospital.
Read: ‘The school was successfully ventilated and reopened. The parents of all school children were informed of the incident by the school administration.
“ There were about 400 children in primary school, 37 of them were treated and evaluated by our emergency services.
‘A child had to be transferred to the hospital for more clinical care.
‘At the summit, we were on the field with 42 emergency personnel for about two hours.’
