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| At least five girls have been killed in a stampede at a state-run school in a crowded area of the Indian capital, Delhi, police and doctors say. | At least five girls have been killed in a stampede at a state-run school in a crowded area of the Indian capital, Delhi, police and doctors say. |
| The stampede in Khajuri Khas area also injured 24 students. Doctors say five of them are critical. | |
| Officials said the stampede took place when a group of girl students, who tried to run down a narrow staircase, collided into a group of boys going up. | |
| The school is waterlogged following a night of heavy rains in Delhi. | |
| Earlier reports said the stampede was sparked by rumours that electric current had entered water due to a short-circuit. | |
| The wounded have been taken to Guru Teg Bahadur hospital. | The wounded have been taken to Guru Teg Bahadur hospital. |
| The state authorities have ordered an inquiry into the incident. | The state authorities have ordered an inquiry into the incident. |
| "About 40 children were being moved from one section of the school to another," news agency AFP quoted a police officer at the Khajuri Khas police station as saying. | "About 40 children were being moved from one section of the school to another," news agency AFP quoted a police officer at the Khajuri Khas police station as saying. |
| Police have cordoned off the area and a huge crowd of anxious parents and local people has gathered outside the school. | |
| Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dixit visited the injured children in the hospital. | |
| OP Kalra, medical superintendent at the Guru Teg Bahadur hospital, said five of the injured students were critical. | |
| He said the stampede occurred on a staircase in the school building. | |
| The girls were writing an exam when they were asked to evacuate, Mr Kalra said and added that there were 1,300 to 1,400 students in the school at the time. | |
| Angry relatives of students said there were only five to six teachers to evacuate the students. | |
| The BBC's Geeta Pandey in Delhi says most government-run schools in India have poor infrastructure and they lack adequate staff. |