8 pupils get to hospital after fire in school in Rasony

Let us remind you, a fire happened in the school building in the settlement Rasony in Vitsebsk region this morning. According to the preliminary information, bales of waste paper which were stored under the staircase became the reason for fire.

Panic started among the pupils of the 9th form, located on the fourth floor. Someone suggested to jump out of the windows. As a result, 8 pupils were sent to hospitals with fractures and injures of different levels of severity.

It was informed before that more than 600 people had been evacuated from the school.