Kasaragod: Students, teachers injured after tent at science fair collapses
Kasaragod, Oct 21: At least 30 people were injured on Friday when a temporary tent put up as part of an ongoing science fair collapsed at a school near here, police said.
The injured were hospitalised, the police said.
"The incident happened in the afternoon. Some children and a few teachers have minor injuries and bruises. They all have been shifted to various hospitals nearby in various ambulances and private vehicles," police told PTI.
Locals said the tent collapsed during the lunch-break when not many people were around.
"The shed was not strong enough. There were no supporting poles for the tent. Hope authorities will take stern action against the culprits," locals told reporters.
A K M Ashraf, MLA, who reached the spot, shifted the children to the hospital. "The science fair started yesterday (Thursday). Today, one of the organisers called me and said about the collapse. I rushed here. Some students were shifted to Mangaluru," he said.
The police said the condition of the students and the teachers was stable and not in serious condition for now.
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Rickelton's ton in vain as SRH beat MI by 6 wickets
Mumbai (PTI): Ryan Rickelton's whirlwind unbeaten ton was overshadowed by Heinrich Klaasen's unbeaten 65 as Sunrisers Hyderabad defeated Mumbai Indians by six wickets in an IPL match here on Wednesday.
Chasing an imposing 244-run target, Travis Head (76 off 30) and Abhishek Sharma (45 off 24) shared 129 runs for the opening wicket to set the platform for SRH.
Klaasen (65 not out off 30 balls) then displayed his all-round hitting abilities to guide SRH home with the help of Nitish Kumar Reddy (21) and Salil Arora (30 not out off 10) in 18.4 overs.
Earlier, Rickelton's knock powered MI to 243 for five.
MI rode on a 93-run stand between Rickelton (123 not out off 55 balls) and Will Jacks (46 off 22) in 7.1 overs for the opening stand to power the side.
MI skipper Hardik Pandya scored a valuable 31 off 15 balls before being dismissed.
Praful Hinge (2/54), Eshan Malinga (1/29), Sakib Hasan (1/39) and Nitish Kumar Reddy (1/31) were the wicket-takers for SRH.
Brief Scores:
Mumbai Indian: 243 for 5 in 20 overs (Ryan Rickelton 123 not out; Praful Hinge 2/54).
Sunrisers Hyderabad: 249 for 4 in 18.4 overs (Travis Head 76, Heinrich Klaasen 65 not out; AM Ghazanfar 2/51).
