8 kids die in two separate incidents while playing

Jaipur: 8 children died into two separate incidents where five children suffocated to death after jumping into a storage container and three others died while one got injured when a heap of soil caved in on them while they were playing in Jhunjhunu district Saturday evening.

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In the first incident the children jumped into the container one after another while playing. The container got closed accidentally, trapping the kids inside.

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Sevaram (4), Ravina (7), Radha (5), Poonam (8) and Mali were rushed to a government hospital where doctors declared them brought dead.

Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has condoled the deaths of the children.