Archive · 6 Jan 2026
Four Students Burned in Odisha School Incident
Four students in Odisha got badly burned in a school incident.
A Class 8 student named Binod was showing some younger students how paint thinner can catch fire.
They poured more thinner and set it on fire, but the flames spread quickly and hurt the four students.
All of them are in the hospital now, and one student, Biraj, is in the most serious condition.
However, the mother of one of the hurt students says that Binod did this on purpose after the students did something wrong.
The police are still trying to figure out what really happened.
The incident happened near an under-construction site close to the school, and it's not clear how the younger students got the paint thinner.
Four students suffered severe burns in an incident involving paint thinner at Paika Dakulaguda High School in Odisha.
A Class 8 student named Binod allegedly showed younger students how thinner catches fire, leading to the incident.
The injured students are Rohit and Biraj (Class 7) and Sudam and Nalina (Class 5), all in serious condition.
The incident occurred at an under-construction site near the school, with locals claiming Binod hurled paint thinner at the students.
Police and authorities are investigating the cause of the incident, with conflicting reports of an experiment gone wrong or intentional harm.
- Who
- Four students (Rohit, Biraj, Sudam, Nalina) and a Class 8 student named Binod
- What
- An incident involving paint thinner that caused severe burns to four students
- When
- Around 2:30 PM on Monday
- Where
- Paika Dakulaguda High School, Muniguda block, Rayagada district, Odisha
- Why
- The exact cause is under investigation, with conflicting reports of an experiment gone wrong or intentional harm
- Location
- Paika Dakulaguda High School, Muniguda block, Rayagada district, Odisha
- Time
- Around 2:30 PM on Monday
- Injured Students
- Rohit, Biraj (Class 7), Sudam, Nalina (Class 5)
- Accused Student
- Binod (Class 8, son of the school's peon)
- Injury Severity
- All four students in serious condition, Biraj most critical
- Incident Location
- Under-construction site near the school
- Substance Used
- Paint thinner
Sources
4 Students Suffer Burns After Paint Thinner 'Experiment' In Odisha School
Panic At Odisha School As Four Students Suffer Burns After Paint Thinner 'Experiment'
4 students suffer burns as schoolboy hurls paint thinner at them
