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Koderma: Around nine girl students fall unconscious in St. Maurya School in Markacho in Jharkhand’s Koderma district after a lightning struck the school on Wednesday, officials said.
Official sources said that the incident triggered panic among the students and teachers on the school campus, prompting immediate medical attention and an administrative inquiry.
The girls, who were playing in the school premises during a light afternoon drizzle, fell unconscious following a loud lightning strike within the campus.
They were rushed to the community health centre at the Markacho block headquarters, where doctors gave them first aid and said all nine are out of danger.
Eyewitnesses said the sound of the strike caused chaos, with other students screaming in fear.
Teachers and area residents quickly responded, and the injured girls were taken to the hospital in a school van.
Following the incident, the district administration ordered an investigation and assured the local community that the school’s safety infrastructure would be reviewed.
St. Maurya School, located in Lalkipani village under Paplo Panchayat, has been temporarily closed.
Preliminary findings revealed that the school lacked a lightning conductor, which is mandated for educational institutions as a safety measure.
