A 63-year-old woman is in ICU with severe burns after a gas cylinder exploded at her home in Taman Kledang Emas, Ipoh, early this morning.
IPOH: A 63-year-old woman is in critical condition following a gas cylinder explosion at her two-storey house in Taman Kledang Emas early this morning.
Ipoh district police chief ACP Abang Zainal Abidin Abang Ahmad said police received an emergency call regarding the incident at 4.57 am.
He stated that one of the victim’s daughters had smelled a strong gas odour and woke her mother and younger sister to evacuate.
“As they were about to leave, the victim went to the kitchen and tried to close the gas cylinder valve,” he said in a statement.
“Suddenly, an explosion occurred, causing burns to her face and entire body.”
Abang Zainal Abidin confirmed that both of the victim’s daughters were unharmed.
The victim’s husband was not at home when the incident happened.
The woman is now receiving treatment in the Intensive Care Unit at Hospital Raja Permaisuri Bainun.
