Until now, it is expected that the school will comment providing more details about what happened.
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An alarming incident was reported at the Friedrich Naumann School, located on Carrera 7 and Calle 171, where a part of the upper structure of the building fell due to strong winds, injuring a student.
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The school’s security cameras captured the moment when the strong winds detached a section of the building’s structure, which then fell forcefully into the institution’s courtyard. In the images, the affected student can be seen trying to run to avoid the impact, although the structure reached him, resulting in him being injured.
The student’s classmates quickly ran to assist him at the time of the incident. The speed of their reaction showed the solidarity among the students in the face of the emergency.
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The injured student was immediately taken to a nearby medical center. So far, a detailed report on his health status has not been issued. It is expected that in the next few hours the educational institution will issue an official statement on what happened and provide an update on the minor’s condition.
The Ministry of Education clarified that after the incident it was unleashed by the afternoon blizzards and two minors were injured. ”Emergency care protocols were activated to care for the two sixth and eighth grade students, who received pre-hospital care from an ambulance from the Ministry of Health and were subsequently transferred to the Cardio Infantil Foundation for a complete evaluation. “said the entity.
“From the SED we regret this incident and we accompany the families of the affected students. The insurance policies for this accident were activated immediately to care for the students. Likewise, the corresponding policies will be activated to repair the roof as soon as possible and the respective review of the infrastructure on the educational campus will be carried out to avoid future incidents,” concluded the Education portfolio.
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