The steps of a makeshift stage at a Thane school tilted while the students were rehearsing on Thursday, leading to a minor accident in which some of them sustained minor bruises. No one was seriously injured in the incident, said the authorities at the New Horizon Scholar's School.

The minor mishap happened while a few students were sitting on the steps of the temporary stage being erected for the annual function, scheduled for the weekend, said school officials. The incident caused panic among parents when they received WhatsApp messages stating that the stage had collapsed. But the school soon cleared the confusion.