Eight-year-old injured in Palpa school fire airlifted to Kathmandu

LKG student suffers 45 percent burns after LPG pipe comes loose and triggers flash fire at a school canteen in Tansen.

An eight-year-old girl who suffered severe burns in a liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) fire at her school canteen in Tansen, Palpa, was airlifted to Kathmandu for specialised treatment after sustaining critical injuries, officials said.