Overview
- The incident was captured in a short video posted to Instagram by Kenneth Perez, who identified the student as his niece.
- While holding a candle on stage, the student’s hair briefly ignited before she quickly patted out the flames and the ceremony continued.
- News18 reports the clip has surpassed 70 million views, and comments widely praise the student’s composure and presence of mind.
- Hindustan Times highlighted that its report is based on user-generated content and that it has not independently verified the video.
- Coverage remains grounded in the social post, with OrissaPOST and others relaying the clip and reactions and no official school statements included in the reports.