Surguja, October 13: Thirty-three children were injured after a helium gas cylinder exploded inside the Vivekananda Vidya Niketan School campus in Ambikapur city in the district, police said. "The incident took place after 2.15 pm on the school grounds during school lunch hours when three people who were using helium cylinders to fill air balloons got injured after the cylinder and the balloon burst," Superintendent of Police Sunil Sharma said on Thursday. Maharashtra Cylinder Blast Video: Fire Breaks Out in Pimpri Chinchwad Following Multiple LPG Cylinder Explosion.
Around 33 school children also sustained minor injuries, he added. None of the children have been seriously injured, and all of them are under medical observation, Sarguja Collector Kundan Kumar said. Cylinder Blast in Mumbai: Firefighter Injured After Gas Cylinder Explosion in Thane Tea Shop (See Pics).
Helium Gas Cylinder Explodes in School Premises
#WATCH | Ambikapur (Chhattisgarh): SP Sarguja Sunil Sharma says, "An incident took place in Vivekananda Vidya Niketan school premise while inflating a helium gas balloon, the gas cylinder had blasted. Due to this, three people who were inflating the balloon got injured...As soon… pic.twitter.com/m4mWUxRGnj
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"The police and district education officers will investigate the incident and take the necessary action," he added.
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