15.03.2025 09:32
A 10-year-old girl student in Adana went to sit by the stove to warm up at school, and her clothes suddenly caught fire when the stove ignited. The little girl has suffered third-degree burns on 40% of her body and her condition is serious. The grieving father said, "There was no supervising teacher at the school. I will file a complaint."
On March 11, a horrifying incident occurred at Boztahta Şehit Serdar Yıldırım Primary School located in the rural Boztahta neighborhood of Aladağ district in Adana. A 3rd-grade student, E.D.G. (10), went to the wood stove to warm her hands.
HER CLOTHES CAUGHT FIRE INSTANTLY
At that moment, it was claimed that E.D.G.'s clothes caught fire as the stove ignited. The panicked child ran outside the building. School staff, seeing that E.D.G.'s clothes were burning, intervened with their own jacket and extinguished the flames. Health teams were dispatched to the school upon notification. E.D.G. was taken by ambulance to İmamoğlu State Hospital and then transferred to Adana City Training and Research Hospital.
CRITICAL CONDITION
It was determined that the little girl, who was treated in the burn unit, had 3rd-degree burns covering 40% of her body, and she was receiving treatment in intensive care with her condition being critical. Meanwhile, the Provincial Directorate of National Education has initiated an administrative investigation regarding the incident.
"THERE WAS NO SUPERVISING TEACHER AT SCHOOL"
Speaking about the incident at the hospital, the little girl's father, İbrahim G, said, "My daughter caught fire and threw herself outside. Her older sister, who is in the 6th grade, and her cousin intervened immediately. Then a school staff member came and extinguished my daughter. Currently, 40% of her body is burned. There was no supervising teacher at school. I will file a complaint," he stated.
"THE GUILTY MUST BE PUNISHED"
The grieving father, who explained that his daughter is in life-threatening condition and her psychology has deteriorated, said, "Doctors say the next 4 weeks are critical. If she survives the life-threatening condition after 4 weeks, she will need many cosmetic surgeries. We will wait and see. My daughter still asks when she will go back to school and when she can play with her brother. She gets upset when she asks about the fire. I want my daughter to recover as soon as possible. Let it be investigated, and the guilty must be punished," he expressed.