Deogarh: An elderly woman and her three minor grandchildren were taken seriously ill after consuming urea fertilizer, mistaking it for sugar. The incident has been reported from Bamparada village under Barkote police station limits in Deogarh district on Friday.
According to the sources, Kuntala, Tapai, and Kaikeyi, three daughters of Satya Behera, had come to Bamparada village to help their father in agricultural works. This morning they left to the agricultural fields leaving their children in the care of their mother Jamuna Behera (60).
Meanwhile, Kuntala’s 5-years-old son, Kaikeyi’s 15-months-old daughter, and Tapai’s 13-months-old daughter somehow found a bag of urea fertilizer kept inside the house and mistaking it for sugar they mixed it with some flatten rice (Chuda) and consumed a small portion.
When the food tasted extremely bitter, the minor boy informed their grandmother about it and Jamuna also consumed a small portion to taste what was wrong with the food. Within a few moments, all of them started vomiting and fell seriously ill.
In the meanwhile, Kuntala, Tapai and Kaikeyi returned home and found out that their mother and children had consumed urea fertilizer, mistaking it for sugar. The elderly woman and the three minor kids were then rushed to Bamparada Hospital for treatment.
Later, they were shifted to Deogarh district headquarters hospital in a 108 ambulance for further treatment as their condition remained critical. Reportedly, they are still undergoing treatment at the DHH.
