A 32-year-old Filipino woman who suffered severe burns in a fire caused by a gas leak in the capital’s Banani area has died while undergoing treatment.
Keistin Ver Bunag died at around 3:30am on Tuesday at the National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery.
She had suffered burns to 63% of her body, while her respiratory tract was also damaged by smoke or hot gases.
Dr Sultan Mahmud Shikdar, a resident surgeon (emergency) at the institute, said Keistin was admitted to its emergency department on October 28 after being referred from Continental Hospital.
According to preliminary information, she sustained the injuries at around 7am that day while attempting to light a gas stove.
Her condition remained critical following admission. Despite receiving treatment and close medical attention, she could not be saved, the doctor said.