DOZENS of children are reported to have been harmed at a Berlin primary school due to tear gas exposure.

A total of 37 students are experiencing symptoms as a result of the event at Miriam Makeba School.

Following the incident, the school was evacuated and closed shortly after 9am today.

Affected pupils are reportedly being treated by emergency services at the scene.

Tear gas was sprayed in the hallway of the school building, local media has reported.

Students affected complained of shortness of breath and eye irritation.

A fire department spokesperson told local media that 37 children were affected.

“One child had to be transported to a hospital for further medical care,” they added.

A police spokesperson said that the building has been ventilated and there is no further danger to students and teachers.

It comes following another incident in Germany at a school in Dresden last year.

As many as 38 children were injured in a horror gas attack at a school.

It was reported that an “irritating gas-like substance” was sprayed at the school.

A spokesperson for the fire brigade said: “We have triggered a major alarm and prepared the clinics in Dresden and the surrounding area.”

Numerous children were complaining of breathing difficulties, irritated eyes and intense coughing.