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A 42-year-old woman was taken to hospital after suffering burns while attempting to extinguish a kitchen fire on Tuesday (Jan 14) night. The woman surnamed Li, told Shin Min Daily News she was preparing to fry snacks for Chinese New Year in her home atPunggol flat fire result of woman's attempt to douse cooking flames with water
A 42-year-old woman was taken to hospital after suffering burns while attempting to extinguish a kitchen fire on Tuesday (Jan 14) night. The woman surnamed Li, told Shin Min Daily News she was preparing to fry snacks for Chinese New Year in her home at Block 229A, Sumang Lane. However, the oil caught fire when she turned up the heat on the gas stove. In a moment of panic, the mother of three tried to put out the fire by adding water to the flames, which caused the fire to intensify. «I was very worried about my children and husband, so I went to wake them up and told them to run away. »I stayed in the kitchen to try and put out the fire, but it got bigger. I ended up getting burned,« said Li, who works in customer service. »This is not the first time I've made this snack. I just turned on the gas to heat up the oil, but I didn't expect it to burst into flames.« Li ended up suffering burns to her right hand and cheek, which had to be bandaged. She added that it was heart-breaking to see her home of two years burn down. »But thankfully, everyone is okay," Li said. Read more
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