The 15-year-old daughter of a top foreign affairs official suffered severe burns when a laptop computer which is also used by her father exploded while she was working on it.
Nikita Sooklal, the daughter of Dr Anil Sooklal, foreign affairs deputy director-general for Asia and the Middle East, suffered second-degree burns on her hands and thighs and is being treated in the Little Company of Mary Hospital.
An investigation into the incident has been launched.
Foreign affairs spokesperson, Ronnie Mamoepa, said they would seek to determine what led to the explosion.
| 'It was about five minutes, and then it exploded' |
Speaking in hospital, Nikita explained that she had asked her father if she could work on the Internet when he came home for lunch on Tuesday.
He had connected his laptop to the Internet at his home in Hatfield before returning to work.
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"It was not on for long; it was about five minutes, and then it exploded," Nikita explained.
Her mother, Nelistra, who was upstairs, said: "It was a huge bang. I heard it while I was on the second floor.
"I ran down when I heard Nikita screaming. Her top was burning and the skin around her hands was hanging loose, clearly burned."
She added that she was very shocked and only later saw that the fire had also damaged the dining room.
- This article was originally published on page 1 of The Mercury on January 16, 2003
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