A wall collapsed in a classroom at the Government Girls High School in Barkas, and 4 girls have been severely injured.
At least four students, among the 22 who were injured in a freak accident at the Government Girls High School in Barkas, were admitted to the Owaisi Hospital, Kanchan Bagh, on Wednesday.
The doctors at the hospital said that the condition of the 4 four girls was stable, but added that they were being monitored after having received deep cuts on their heads.
The freak accident occurred when labourers, who were working on the first floor of a new block of the school, tried to dig a hole in the newly-constructed wall.
This wall collapsed on the classroom adjoining the newly constructed block, at around 10am on Wednesday morning.
The falling debris smashed through the asbestos sheets and fell on the students, who were engrossed in their classes. A crowbar also fell along with the debris.
The 22 students of the V standard, who were between 9 and 12 years of age, were rushed to a nearby government hospital for first-aid. The wounds of 5 girls were sutured, and they were then sent to their respective homes.
However, 4 of the injured girls complained of severe headache, and their parents rushed the students to the Owaisi Hospital.
The doctors conducted tests on the girls and admitted the girls for further treatment.
Juveria, Shireen and Sheikha Saba are among the students who are in the Owaisi Hospital.
The Deputy DEO, who visited the spot, blamed the labourers' negligence for the accident.
Meanwhile, the local MBT leader Saleh Ba Hamed, and the MIM Corporator of the area, organised an impromptu dharna, accusing district Collector Natarajan Gulzar of not even bothering to inspect the spot.
MIM Corporator Mansoor Awalqui demanded that the district Collector release Rs. 50,000 as compensation and bear the medical expenses of the injured girls.
The new block of the school building is being constructed under the MPLAD funds. (INN)