Stair railings collapse, killing five middle school students
( 2003-12-12 15:34) (Xinhua)
Five students fell to their deaths while 11 others were injured after
stair railings at a middle school suddenly succumbed on Sunday night in
north China's Hebei Province, local official sources said Friday.
The tragedy occurred in Shangcheng Town Middle School of Cheng'an County at
about 8:00 p.m. Thursday when students had finished their night class, said
Meng Fanxiong, director of information office of Cheng'an County in Handan
City.
Preliminary investigation showed that an unidentified student who had
yelled out a false warning, "there is an earthquake", caused panic among
the students leaving their classrooms, said Lu Haisheng, the schoolmaster.
Four students who were in critical condition had been transferred to
Handan city hospital for emergency medical treatment, Lu Haijun, an
official of the county education bureau, told Xinhua.
He said other slightly injured students were still undergoing treatment
in Cheng'an County People's Hospital.
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