CCTV footage shows the victim's hair catching fire, prompting them to rush to the toilet to douse it with water. They managed to put out the flames, and her friend helped fix her hair by combing it.

Hair is primarily made of a protein called keratin, which can catch fire and burn if exposed to an open flame or high heat. More for You I Moved Abroad For A Better Life.

Kattan told Slate that she doesn’t often think about the event, which she said made a bigger impression on the adults on the room than on her; she didn’t even realize her hair had caught fire.