Bhubaneswar, Jan. 14 -- A two-month-old infant is battling for life after accidentally falling into a fire-filled cooking stove in Chalanti village under Jaleswar police station limits in Odisha's Balasore district.

The tragic incident occurred late on Tuesday night at around 10 pm, sending shockwaves through the local community.

According to preliminary information, the family was sitting around a fireplace to keep warm due to the prevailing cold winter conditions. The child's mother was holding the infant on her lap while tending the fire. In an unfortunate moment of inattention, the baby slipped from her lap and fell directly into the burning stove, sustaining severe burn injuries.

The infant, who suffered burns on more than half of...