{"id":431021,"date":"2011-05-27T01:22:06","date_gmt":"2011-05-27T01:22:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2011\/05\/27\/pupil-dies-in-canada-school-blast\/"},"modified":"2011-05-27T01:22:06","modified_gmt":"2011-05-27T01:22:06","slug":"pupil-dies-in-canada-school-blast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/05\/27\/pupil-dies-in-canada-school-blast\/","title":{"rendered":"Pupil dies in Canada school blast"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div readability=\"48.627027027\"><span><span>26 May 2011<\/span> <span>Last updated at<\/span> <span>21:22 ET<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>A Canadian teenager who was injured in an explosion at an Ottawa school has now died, local officials say.<\/p>\n<p>Eric Leighton, 18, was taken to hospital in critical condition after the blast at the Mother Teresa Catholic High School but died just hours later.<\/p>\n<p>Four other students and a teacher were also hospitalised.<\/p>\n<p>The explosion at 1040 local time (1440 GMT) is believed to have been caused by oil residue in an empty drum, which was being stored at the school.<\/p>\n<p>The school &#8211; in the Ottawa suburb of Barrhaven &#8211; was evacuated and its 1,400 students were taken to a school nearby, CBC news reported.<\/p>\n<p>A police investigation is under way.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>More here:<br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/go\/rss\/int\/news\/-\/news\/world-us-canada-13567032\" title=\"Pupil dies in Canada school blast\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Pupil dies in Canada school blast<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> 26 May 2011 Last updated at 21:22 ET A Canadian teenager who was injured in an explosion at an Ottawa school has now died, local officials say. 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