Woman suffers 40% burns in Hong Kong flat explosion caused by ‘gas leak’

A woman has been found with burns covering 40 per cent of her body after a suspected gas leak triggered an explosion at a flat in Hong Kong.
Police said they received reports at around 10.30am on Friday that residents had heard a loud explosion from the flat in Lam Bik House, Lam Tin Estate.
By the time firefighters arrived, the blaze had already been extinguished.

They rescued a woman of unknown age from the flat with burns covering 40 per cent of her body, including her face and both...