Saskatchewan education minister responds to incident of student lit on fire [Video]

Saskatchewan’s education minister says the incident at a Saskatoon school where a student was set on fire is “horrible,” but could have been worse.

A 15-year-old girl was doused in a flammable substance and lit on fire at Evan Hardy Collegiate on Thursday. She was airlifted to an Edmonton hospital and is suffering from serious injuries, according to police.

Sean Hayes, a teacher at Evan Hardy Collegiate who tried to put out the flames and help the student, was also injured.

The child’s classmate, a 14-year-old girl, has been charged with attempted murder.

Jeremy Cockrill, the province’s education minister, said he received a call about the incident on Thursday night.

“Really just a horrible incident. Nobody goes to school expecting that to happen. Certainly, relieved that nobody was hurt worse than they were,” Cockrill told journalists in response to a question about the arson attack.

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