Fifty-one pupils from Barham Green Primary School in Bulawayo and a female passerby were taken to the hospital after being attacked by a swarm of bees on Friday afternoon.<\/p>\n
The injured pupils and the woman were rushed to United Bulawayo Hospitals for treatment.<\/p>\n
It is believed some pupils accidentally disturbed a beehive in the school grounds, setting off the attack.<\/p>\n
The incident caused panic at the school. Pupils ran for safety while teachers tried to shield them from the bees.<\/p>\n
Bulawayo Chief Fire Officer Mhlangano Moyo confirmed the incident. He said the Bulawayo Fire Brigade attended the scene and used fire hose reels to bring the bees under control.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe had a swarm of bees that was so violent. Fifty-one school children were seriously stung together with a female adult passerby who was also seriously injured,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Brigade used fire hose reels to subdue the bees while four ambulances were mobilised to convey the injured to UBH hospital.\u201d<\/p>\n
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Fifty-one pupils from Barham Green Primary School in Bulawayo and a female passerby were taken to the hospital after being attacked by a swarm of bees on Friday afternoon. The injured pupils and the woman were rushed to United Bulawayo Hospitals for treatment. It is believed some pupils accidentally disturbed a beehive in the school […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":116929,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,4,8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-116930","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-community","category-head-lines"],"yoast_head":"\n