Ahmedabad, April 5 At least 57 girls from a hostel in Ahmedabad were taken to the hospital after suspected food poisoning, a civic official said on Sunday.
Currently, 18 of them are admitted, and all are in stable condition, he said.
Dr Bhavin Solanki, medical officer of health at the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC), said that 57 girls from the Saurashtra Patel girls hostel in the Memnagar area experienced abdominal pain, diarrhoea, and vomiting in the afternoon.
They were taken to Sterling Hospital. He said that 18 of them have been admitted, while others are under medical observation.
A total of 900 girls are currently staying in the hostel, the official said.
Citing initial reports, he said that a few girls had consumed fast food from outside, while some of them had also eaten meals at the hostel.
"A team of AMC officials has collected food samples, and we will get a clear picture after the investigation," said Solanki.