Three college students sustained severe burn accidents after a hearth broke out at a Gurukul in Rajasthan’s Bundi district. The authorities mentioned, the hearth which was reportedly triggered as a result of sparks from burning neem leaves used as a mosquito repellent, led to the tragic incident.
About the incident
The authorities acknowledged that the incident occurred on the intervening evening of October 2 at Talawas village, positioned within the Dei space. They added, 14 boys had been sleeping in a corridor after they lit dry neem leaves in a nook to repel mosquitoes. The boys had been resting on foam mattresses on the time.
However, later within the evening, a fan and a cooler used within the room allegedly unfold sparks from the burning neem leaves onto the mattresses, thus igniting a hearth. Meanwhile, Dei Station House Officer Babulal, talking of the incident talked about, three college students, recognized as Ritesh Sharma (13), Shivshankar Sharma (13), and Abhijeet Sharma (12), suffered 60 p.c burn accidents as a result of fireplace.
Probe underway
While the authorities are investigating the incident additional, Suresh Sharma, a Gurukul instructor, defined that he had carried out a category for the 14 boys till 10:30 pm on Wednesday. After the session, whereas, 10 boys slept contained in the corridor with a fan and cooler working, 4 slept outdoors.
He acknowledged, upon listening to the screams of the boys, we rushed to the corridor and managed to rescue them. However, three college students had already been injured by the point, he added.
(With inputs from PTI)
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