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Colour poisoning: 200 kids
fall sick playing Holi in Mumbai
Thursday March 08, 2012 07:22:11 PM,
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Mumbai: Nearly 200
children from Mumbai's Dharavi slum suffered colour poisoning
playing Holi Thursday and were admitted to hospital following
allergic reactions, a hospital official said. All are now said to
be stable.
"So far 176 children have been admitted to the hospital with
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