Bangladesh, Aug. 6 -- A fire has broken out in the science laboratory of Niaz Mohammad High School, injuring at least 25 students who tried to rush down the stairs of the building in a panic.

The incident occurred on the third floor of the school building on Wednesday, according to Muzaffar Hossain, chief of Brahmanbaria Sadar Model Police Station.

Md Samiul Huda, a medical officer at Brahmanbaria 250-Bed General Hospital, said five students Sakera Akhter Soumiya, 13, Baria Sultana, 15, Tanzina Akhter, 14, Nuha Israt, 14, and Faria Akhter, 14 were admitted for treatment. Another student, Rohan, 15, was transferred to Dhaka for advanced care.

Akash, an eighth-grade student who witnessed the incident, said students had been working on a ...