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Lust for alcohol turns tragic as student dies after drinking lab chemical in Samburu
A Form Four student at Longewean Secondary School died on September 6, 2016 while another is fighting for her life at Samburu Referral Hospital after they consumed a laboratory chemical they mistook for alcohol. FILE PHOTO | NATION MEDIA GROUP
What you need to know:
- The two were among a group of eight Form Four students of Longewean Secondary School who mistook methanol for a liquor. Six of them were treated and discharged after being rushed to Suguta Health Centre.
- According to Samburu Central Sub-County OCPD Abaggarro Guyo, some of the students had taken the liquid in its pure form while the rest mixed it with soda.
Lust for alcohol turned tragic on Monday at a school in Samburu County after a student consumed a laboratory chemical and died later in a hospital.
Another student, a KCSE candidate, is fighting for her life at Samburu Referral Hospital after consuming the same chemical.
