A high school student has been hospitalised with serious injuries after catching fire during a senior automotive class.
The student wasn’t wearing appropriate protection gear and was injured as a result.
Ashburton College principal Ross Preece told the Herald the Year 13 student was working in the school’s automotive workshop and was using a grinder at the time.
He wasn’t wearing a protective apron, Preece said, and the student managed to set fire to his clothes.
![Ross Preece said the school would be conducting a follow-up process into what happened. Photo / Ashburton Guardian](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/VAOEFZ7FVHJNVXPZLRZVTGMMFI.jpg?auth=ead7a7b4285a2da884d2ef67df42381c0bdc9cc34c1b484b196575d528337950&width=16&height=11&quality=70&smart=true)