Five students killed in Delhi school stampede
New Delhi, Sep 10: At least five students were killed and 30 injured in a stampede in government school in East Delhi on Thursday, Sep 10, following rumours of short circuit caused by heavy rain.
The incident took place in a Government Senior Secondary School located in the Khajoori Khas locality.
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According
to
media
reports,
the
stampede
occurred
after
the
students
were
asked
to
vacate
the
classroom
following
rumours
of
electrocution
in
the
rainwater
accumulated
on
the
school
premises.
The injured have been rushed to the Guru Tegh Bahadur hospital.
OneIndia News
Story first published: Thursday, September 10, 2009, 17:46 [IST]