At least 29 students were killed and 250 students were injured after an explosion that led to a stampede at a high school.
The students were in the middle of the exam on Wednesday when an electric converter exploded in Bangui, the capital of the Central African Republic.
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The accident occurred at the Parcemi Boganda Secondary School, where more than 5,300 students were collected for the second day of the National Baccalaureate Examinations.
Most of the victims, including 16 girls, died tragicly at the scene of the accident after the explosion led to a stampede, while others were confirmed in the hospital, a ministry health He said in a statement.
The explosion occurred where the technicians were working to restore a defective electric transformer on school, according to the Ministry of Education.
Alvin Yaligao, one of the students, remembers: “The building shook and we are all terrified,” remember Alvin Yaligao, one of the students.
“Everyone was a man for himself.”
Some victims died after jumping from the building, while others were killed in the stampede at the crowded entrance to the upper floors in an attempt to escape.
Many other students fainted in chaos and were transferred to the hospital, and some of them were taken on motorcycles.
The authorities believe that the panic from the explosion led to a chaotic stampede, which then caused most of the deaths and injuries.
The respondents arrived immediately and transferred the injured to nearby hospitals.
Many people were angry in the area because of the tragic accident, accusing the government of neglect for not dealing with the problems of the electrical transformer.
Government officials and workers who arrived at the scene of the accident were nullified by the angry population.
The head of the Gdon Cyr Ngass Association called for an investigation into the tragedy, adding: “We denounce this incident that resulted from the lack of maintenance.”
President Faustin-Arada Tadira announced a period of national mourning in honor of the victims.
Investigators are currently working to determine the exact cause of the explosion and whether any safety protocols have been breached.
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