MIRPURKHAS: Stud­ents escaped harm when plaster of their classroom’s ceiling fell off during recess time in Bhurgari Govt Boys High School here on Tuesday.

Sources said that luckily, all students were out on account of recess time when the plaster fell, spreading fears among all present on the premises.

The school staff and the students rushed to the classroom to see if there was someone trapped under the debris but heaved a sigh of relief when they found none inside.

Published in Dawn, March 9th, 2022

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