Nishar Mohammed & John Wilbert
Port Blair, Dec 26: A ceiling fan reportedly fell on students during class this afternoon at Kamraj English Medium School, injuring two girl students.
According to reports while one girl got minor injuries, another girl got cut injuries on her forehead, following which she was rushed to Hospital. At G B Pant Hospital the girl got five stitches on her forehead. According to sources the fan was making noise since nearly one week. The father of the injured girl reportedly gave a written complaint to PS Pahargaon, it is learnt.
However, school authority claimed that only one student got injuries and no student ever reported about sound coming from the fan, which fell today from ceiling.
When contacted a school official on the condition of anonymity told Andaman Sheekha that the School is carrying out regular maintenance of electric items including fans. Terming the incident as ‘unfortunate’ the official added that safety of student is school’s top priority.
