Hong Kong Daily report: Gas Canister injures domestic helper

更換氣樽時無熄掣石油氣搶火傷外傭

 

【新報訊】屯門麒麟圍村昨日發生氣體爆炸搶火傷人事件,一名外籍女傭於廚房煮食期間,自行更換石油氣罐時,疑沒有關掉爐火,以致洩漏石油氣導致爆炸搶火,一團烈焰冒起,她首當其衝燒傷臉和手腳。
受傷外籍女傭Siti(30歲),獲送院救治後,傷勢嚴重仍需留醫,據悉她來港工作僅一個多月。

拔喉管漏氣引發火焰
昨午2時許,受僱於屯門麟青路麒麟圍村一幢3層高村屋的一名外籍女傭,在地下廚房使用兩個單獨石油氣爐煮食物期間,其中一個石油氣爐因燃料即將耗盡火勢減弱,她遂到屋外匆匆搬一罐後備石油氣入廚房。
她自行更換時,疑未有熄火,將連接火爐的喉管拔出,因洩漏石油氣導致爆炸搶火,一團烈焰冒起,她首當其衝燒傷臉和手腳,姓蘇(77歲)男戶主聽聞爆炸聲響,馬上衝入廚房查看,見她受傷報警,並陪同受傷女傭到醫院治理。
意外發生警方通知機電工程署派員到場調查。

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