A class-IV girl student in Sundargarh sustained severe burn injuries on Tuesday morning after her dress caught fire in an Ashram school.
Jyotshna Beg (9), a resident under Tangarpalli block of Telendih Ashram School on Tuesday morning, along with another girl, had set fire to garbage after cleaning the school premises for Wednesday's Saraswati Puja celebrations. Suddenly, her dress caught fire and the flame burnt the girl severely.
The other girl who was with Beg, immediately ran and informed teachers of school about the mishap. They rescued Jyotsna and sent her to the Sundargarh district headquarters hospital. later, she was referred to the Ispat General Hospital at Rourkela in critical condition.