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Two Children Injured as Classroom Ceiling Fan Falls in Barmer School

Officials ordered fresh inspections of fans and electrical fittings.

Overview

  • The fan fell around 10 am at the Upper Primary School in Sansiyon Ka Tala shortly after students returned from morning assembly.
  • The injured boys, aged five and six, were taken by teachers and locals to the Government District Hospital in Barmer for treatment.
  • A teacher said two fans were mounted on a metal angle and a loose hook led to a collision that broke one hook and brought a fan down.
  • Tehsildar Hukmichand visited the campus and directed checks of ceiling fans and electrical fixtures to prevent further incidents.
  • Parents alleged negligence, villagers reported an electric shock case two days earlier, and the episode drew attention to recent school infrastructure failures in Rajasthan.