MURREE, July 29: A woman in her 20s received burn injuries caused by the fire that erupted as a result of cylinder leakage, Rescue-1122 sources claimed.

Samina Bibi, wife of Waheed Hussain, a resident of New Murree got burnt badly at the time of Iftar on Saturday evening.

Rescue-1122 shifted her to Tehsil Headquarters (THQ) hospital Murree, where doctors referred her to Pakistan Institute of Medical Science (Pims) Islamabad, as about 70 per cent of her body had been burnt in the fire incident.—Correspondent

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