Six students sustained injuries after lightning struck them while they were playing at a school in Gondal on Friday night.

Sources said that lightning struck Swaminarayan Gurukul School in Gondal which received 12 mm of rainfall in two hours.

"The lightning struck down six students between the age group of 10 to 15 years who were playing in the school ground at 8 pm. The students identified as Pushparajsinh Gohel, Sidhdharthsinh Jadeja, Hitendrasinh Chawda, Pratik Bhikhubhai, Hardik Vavadiya and Bhagirath Mangalubhai received burn injuries and were rushed to a hospital, where their condition is said to be stable," said an official from Rajkot district administration.

Meanwhile, a thunderstorm accompanied by rains wrought havoc in a village in Wadhvan taluka, Surendranagar district. The lightning disrupted power supply in more than 50 homes in Kholadiyad village.

"Lightening struck the home of one Lalji Narayan. Luckily, no one from his family was injured. However, lightning destroyed electronic equipment in 50-odd houses," said the village Talati.