4 dead, 17 injured as school building collapses in Rajasthan’s Jhalawar

Tragedy struck in Jhalawar, Rajasthan, on Friday morning when the roof of a primary school collapsed, killing four people and leaving 17 others injured.

The incident took place in Peeplodi Government School of Manoharthana block in the district when the children were attending classes.

“Four children have died and 17 others are injured. Ten children have been referred to Jhalawar out of which three to four are critical,” Superintendent of Police, Jhalawar, Amit Kumar told PTI.

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Panic and chaos followed the sudden collapse, with students and staff caught inside the structure. Rescue teams, along with local residents and teachers, quickly arrived at the scene to pull survivours from the rubble.

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