Family compensated after gas poisoning kills 11 girls in NW China

(Xinhua)
Updated: 2008-12-04 17:02

Using a coal stove to heat houses is common in winter. A teacher, who asked to remain anonymous, told Xinhua that each dorm room usually held 12 students. Heaters and charcoal were provided by the school.

The accident has aroused big concerns from governments at different levels on the safe use of heating systems at schools, especially at boarding schools.

Soon after the incident, the Ministry of Education ordered schools across the country to conduct safety checks for carbon monoxide poisoning and fire risks.

In Shaanxi, the provincial education department required all schools to improve the students' awareness of gas poisoning and safe use of electricity and fire. Schools were also asked to increase night patrols in the dorms.

In the provincial capital of Xi'an, those schools, where coal stove were used in the student dorms, were ordered to install carbon monoxide detectors and to ensure the sound operation of ventilation systems.

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