Vadodara: Video Captures Private School's Wall Collapse as Students Fall, One Injured

Vadodara: Several students were injured after a wall in a private school in Gujarat's Vadodara collapsed on Friday. The incident happened around 12:30 pm when the wall of a class on the first floor of Shri Narayan School, located in Vadodara's Waghodiya Road area, collapsed, said officials.

Following the incident, the fire brigade promptly inspected the site immediately after receiving information about the incident. 

 A video of the incident has now surfaced on social media. The footage shows several students falling along with the wall as it collapsed.

"Around 12:30 p.m., the incident happened. A loud voice came, after which we rushed to the spot. One student got injured in the head. We immediately rescued all the students. There were only 2-3 students there as it was recess time," said Principal Rupal Shah.

"It happened around 12:30 pm. The wall of the entire floor collapsed. Although not many have been injured. The school's building is 14-15 years old. My father also took many kids to the hospital. The school authorities know that the building is weak, yet no action has been taken," said a local Sanskriti Pandya.

Sub-Fire Officer Vinod Mohite said that one kid sustained minor injuries. 12-13 bicycles parked near the wall were also damaged. 

In yet another similar incident, a six-year-old girl died when the iron gate and a portion of the boundary wall of a school collapsed on her in Chhattisgarh's Dhamtari district on Friday.

Durga Kamar, a Class 1 student, was playing after the mid-day meal when the school gate she was hanging from collapsed on her along with a portion of the boundary wall. Bricks fell on the child's head and chest, and she was rushed to a hospital, where doctors declared her dead, an official said.

The girl belonged to the Kamar tribe, a particularly vulnerable tribal group (PVTG), and had been admitted to the school just a month back, it was stated.