Oberhausen school fireworks explosion injures 10 students

Ten students were injured following the explosion of a pyrotechnic device at a secondary school in Oberhausen, Germany, on Tuesday morning. The incident occurred around 09:40 in the Osterfeld area, when a group of students allegedly threw a firework into a gym changing room where 12 fifth-grade students were present.

Five children, aged 10 and 11, were transported to local hospitals for medical evaluation after reporting headaches and ear discomfort. Police have identified the students suspected of being involved, though the specific ages of those who threw the device and the name of the school have not been released.

The investigation has been handed over to the Crime Investigation Department 12. This event follows a similar incident in Neuwied, Germany, four days earlier, where a firework exploded in a boys' restroom, causing minor hearing damage to eight students.