A student who burned his inflatable doll “girlfriend” in a panic after his roommate returned early sparked a fire on a university campus in China.
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The bizarre story has shocked mainland social media and led to the fire-starter being ridiculed online.
On February 10, a student at Hefei University of Technology in Anhui province, central China, revealed that a fire broke out in a dormitory after another student set an inflatable doll on fire.
According to the Chinese media outlet Owl Video, a male student, whose personal information has not been disclosed, was using an inflatable doll in his dormitory when his roommate returned unexpectedly.
In a panic, the student tried to hide his actions by setting fire to the doll.
Initially, he tried to burn it in the dormitory hallway, but the fire quickly spread, triggering the campus fire alarm.