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Education
Gas cylinder fire averted at government school in Gugal Kot, Rajasthan
✍️ Amar Ujala · Rajasthan
🗓 25 Aug 2026, 12:17 PM
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A gas cylinder ignited while cooking at a government school in Gugal Kot, Rajasthan, but staff and villagers quickly evacuated students and doused the flame in a pond, preventing a major disaster.
A sudden fire broke out when a gas cylinder caught flame during meal preparation at a government school in Gugal Kot, Rajasthan. The incident occurred while hundreds of students were present in the premises.
School staff, together with nearby villagers, acted swiftly to evacuate all children and teachers to safety. Their coordinated effort ensured that no injuries were reported despite the potential for a catastrophic explosion.
After the evacuation, the burning cylinder was carefully moved and immersed in a pond on the school grounds, extinguishing the fire completely. Local authorities have been notified and an investigation into the cause of the cylinder malfunction is underway.
The quick response by the school community has been praised as a textbook example of emergency preparedness in educational institutions.
Further safety checks are expected to be carried out across other schools in the district to prevent similar incidents.
School staff, together with nearby villagers, acted swiftly to evacuate all children and teachers to safety. Their coordinated effort ensured that no injuries were reported despite the potential for a catastrophic explosion.
After the evacuation, the burning cylinder was carefully moved and immersed in a pond on the school grounds, extinguishing the fire completely. Local authorities have been notified and an investigation into the cause of the cylinder malfunction is underway.
The quick response by the school community has been praised as a textbook example of emergency preparedness in educational institutions.
Further safety checks are expected to be carried out across other schools in the district to prevent similar incidents.