There was panic among parents of students, who were undergoing treatment in the paediatric ward of Patna Medical College and Hospital (PMCH) after the Chhapra mid-day meal tragedy, as some started running out of the ward with their children.

PMCH Superintendent Amarkant Jha Amar told PTI that smoke came out due to the burning of the AC wire because of voltage fluctuation. There was no gas leak, he clarified.