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DHAKA: A Filipino woman who suffered burns while lighting a gas stove at her home in the capital’s Banani area has died while undergoing treatment at the National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery.
The deceased was identified as Miss Keistin Var Bunag, 32.
She died at the institute’s intensive care unit (ICU) around 3:30am on Monday (November 2).
Dr Sultan Mahmud Sikder, resident surgeon at the institute’s emergency department, said the woman was referred to the hospital from Continental Hospital on October 28.
According to the doctor, she suffered burns while lighting a gas stove at her residence in Banani at around 7am that morning. Around 63 per cent of her body was burned, and her respiratory tract was also damaged.
He added that her condition had been critical since admission. Despite receiving intensive care and the highest level of medical attention, she succumbed to her injuries last night.
