Kendrapara,Feburary 02: An eleven-year-old school student suffered burns when an old cell phone battery burst at a school compound in Odisha’s Kendrapara district today. The accident took place during mid-day meal break when the 6th standard student, Seikh Vekka, was playfully tossing the battery near the government-run Bahakuda upper primary school in Mahakalapada area, about 50 km from here, police said. A loud noise like that of a cracker burst was heard triggering panic in the school premises, the police said. No other student was injured. The boy sustained burns on forehead and chest. However, the injury was minor in nature, they said. PTI COR SKN MM
