Bihar News: Headmaster and Commandant narrowly escape as lightning strikes school roof

Bihar News: A lightning hole occurred in the roof of Kamalkund, a Government Higher Secondary School located in Ismailpur block under Navkasia sub-division of Bhagalpur district on Friday around 2 pm. Principal Prajesh Kumar Vidyarthi narrowly escaped the incident. A hole in the roof caused by lightning filled the room with rainwater. Due to this, the documents and other items kept in the office got wet. Headmaster Prajesh Kumar Vidyarthi was working in his office when he escaped shortly. Due to a hole in the roof, debris fell on his chair. But luckily the Headmaster was sitting nearby on a wooden chair which saved his life. Due to the hole in the roof, the rainwater began to seep into the office, making the situation worse. The room was filled with smoke with a loud noise as he sat in the chair nearby working and the orderly sat nearby. Suddenly, a loud noise was heard and the whole room was filled with smoke. Before he knew it, he saw a hole in the roof and rainwater filling the room. All the school staff were horrified by this incident. Due to the lightning strike, there was a crack in the room and all the electrical appliances and wires got burnt. Also read: Coca Cola bottling plant to be set up in Bihar with an investment of Rs 1235 crore, youth will get employment It started raining around a quarter past two, we were sitting in the office, our commander was also having classes because it was raining time, teachers were also in the room below. At the same time it fell on my chair with a loud thud. I was sitting on the chair next to me. The moment the lightning struck, the entire room was engulfed in darkness. Rainwater from the roof started entering the room. Chief Minister Prajesh Kumar Vidyarthi was sitting near the window of the room reading a newspaper during the rain when suddenly the roof of the office broke and the rain water started falling on the office due to a lightning strike with a loud noise. Ram Charitra Paswan, Aadeshpal Also see: Rain warning in these states till August 15 The post Bihar News: Headmaster and orderlies narrowly escape after lightning causes hole in school roof