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  • Explosion occurred while filling balloons in Chhattisgarh school, 33 children injured due to helium gas cylinder explosion

    33 children were injured when a gas cylinder exploded in a school in Surguja district of Chhattisgarh. All the injured have been admitted to the hospital for treatment. The District Collector has ordered police and education department officials to investigate this incident.

    According to the information, police said that 33 children were injured when a helium gas cylinder exploded inside the Vivekananda Vidya Niketan School campus in Ambikapur city of Surguja district on Thursday. He was immediately taken to a nearby hospital, where he is undergoing treatment.

    Superintendent of Police Sunil Sharma said the incident occurred during lunch time in the school grounds after 2.15 pm, when three people, who were using helium cylinders to fill balloons, were injured when the cylinder and the balloon burst. Have become. He said that about 33 school children also suffered minor injuries in this incident.

    Surguja Collector Kundan Kumar said that none of the children were seriously injured and all of them were under the supervision of doctors. He said the police and district education officer will investigate the incident and take necessary action.