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Adulterated Holi colours: Toll rises to 84 in Ambernath [1]

Mumbai: About 84 children from Ambernath in Thane district were hospitalised after they took ill reportedly due to the use of adulterated colours on Holi.

The children were treated for nausea, headache and breathlessness on Wednesday and are stated to be stable now.

Publication Date: 
13/03/2009
Indian Express (Mumbai) [2]
Tags:
Health Effects [3], Hazardous Products [4], Maharashtra [5], Thane (D) [6], Toxins [7]
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