On Wednesday morning, November 19, a leak in the school’s heating system caused carbon monoxide poisoning in several students at a girls’ school in the city of Babol.
Emergency teams were dispatched to the scene after students began showing symptoms of respiratory distress, dizziness, and nausea. Three ambulances and two motorlances were deployed to transport the affected students and provide immediate medical assistance.
The poisoned students were transferred to nearby medical centers, where they remain under observation and clinical evaluation.
This incident comes just days after reports of a similar poisoning of students in Shahriar, renewing public concern over school safety and the lack of effective oversight of heating and gas systems in educational facilities.
The repeated occurrence of such incidents is not the result of resource shortages but a direct consequence of systemic mismanagement and entrenched corruption within the ruling establishment. Despite being one of the world’s wealthiest countries in terms of oil and gas reserves, Iran’s vast natural resources are diverted away from essential public services such as school safety, healthcare, and education. Instead, these funds are funneled into the interests of political elites, the suppression of dissent, expansive security apparatuses, and the export of militant activities across the region.
