<p class="title">A nine-year-old girl student died of asphyxiation and burn injuries in a fire at a state-run girls hostel in Khammam, following a short circuit, police said Monday.</p>.<p class="title">Two more girls were hospitalised with breathing problems after thick smoke engulfed the hall at the hostel at around 11 PM last night, where 20 girls were sleeping, they said.</p>.<p class="title">All the girls were rescued except for the nine-year-old, a fourth standard student, who died on the spot. Police suspect that the short ciruit was caused due to rain, following which a tube light burst and sparks fell on a bed, resulting in flames and thick smoke engulfing the hall.</p>.<p class="title">A fire engine was pressed into service and the flames were doused, he said.</p>
<p class="title">A nine-year-old girl student died of asphyxiation and burn injuries in a fire at a state-run girls hostel in Khammam, following a short circuit, police said Monday.</p>.<p class="title">Two more girls were hospitalised with breathing problems after thick smoke engulfed the hall at the hostel at around 11 PM last night, where 20 girls were sleeping, they said.</p>.<p class="title">All the girls were rescued except for the nine-year-old, a fourth standard student, who died on the spot. Police suspect that the short ciruit was caused due to rain, following which a tube light burst and sparks fell on a bed, resulting in flames and thick smoke engulfing the hall.</p>.<p class="title">A fire engine was pressed into service and the flames were doused, he said.</p>