Odisha: Explosion in a school leaves two students injured, probe ordered
Bhubaneswar, July 20: At least two students were injured in an explosion inside a school in Odisha's Ganjam District on Saturday, said reports.
The incident took place at a school in Magura village. The students were reportedly going for their mid-day meal when explosion took place. Nature of the blast is yet to be ascertained.
Students have been admitted to MKCG Medical College and Hospital in Brahmapur, ANI reported. They were rushed to Aska hospital initially, but have now been shifted to MKCG Hospital.
As per an Odisha TV rteport, the students stumbled upon an unidentified object. It is said to have exploded when they were fiddling with it.
Odisha
School
and
Mass
Education
minister
Samir
Dash
has
ordered
a
departmental
probe
and
directed
the
District
Education
Officer
(DEO)to
submit
the
probe
report
within
a
week.
"Such
unfortunate
incidents
have
occurred
as
most
of
the
schools
have
no
boundary
walls.
Necessary
steps
will
be
taken
in
this
regard
very
soon,"
the
minister
told
the
media,
as
per
a
odishabytes.com
reports.