A 15-year-old girl is in hospital with serious injuries after she was lit on fire at a Saskatoon high school, police said Thursday.

Sgt. Ken Kane told reporters that a school resource officer, who was at Evan Hardy Collegiate for a different matter, apprehended a 14-year-old girl as a suspect.

He did not say how the victim was lit on fire or the extent of her burn injuries.

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Kane said school staff members extinguished the fire and one teacher who was injured also went to hospital.

Saskatoon Public Schools said more than one staff member was hurt. It said the suspect is also a student.

The school was closed for the rest of the day, and classes were cancelled for Friday.

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