Kodagu tragedy: Residential school blaze claims student’s life

Kodagu: A seven-year-old student was killed in a fire at a residential school in Kodagu district on Thursday, police said.

The blaze broke out at Har Mandir School in the early hours, but the remaining 29 students residing at the school were rescued safely.

The victim has been identified as Pushpak, a Class Two student from Chettimani village in Madikeri taluk. Firefighters from the Madikeri Fire Station, along with residents, worked to bring the flames under control. Preliminary investigations suggest the fire may have been caused by a short circuit.

“There were 29 students in this residential school. All others are safe except for this boy. Investigations are on to ascertain the cause of the fire, though preliminarily it seems that a short circuit was the reason behind the fire,” a police officer told PTI.

Senior police officials and Fire Brigade personnel inspected the site following the incident.

PTI inputs