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15 students injured by lightning

BERHAMPUR: Eighteen persons including 15 students were injured when lightning struck the upper primary school at Pustapur of Kanchana panchayat under Khallikote block in Ganjam district on Wednesday afternoon. The injured also included two teachers and the headmaster of the school. They were immediately taken to the Khallikote hospital for treatment. All of them were released from hospital after a few hours.

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