50 students injured after high-tension wire falls into school in UP
About 50 students were injured Monday when when a high-tension wire fell into a primary school in Naya Nagar Vishnupur area here, police said.
The students are stated to be out of danger, officials said.
When the wire fell into the school, the students were at a distance but water had collected in the compound after rainfall due to which they came in contact with electricity, District Magistrate Karun Karunesh said.
Fifty students sustained injuries and they were shifted to nearby hospitals, he said.
Two employees of the Power Department were suspended and a departmental inquiry ordered against the junior engineer concerned
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