Chinese girl, 14, suffers horrific burns trying to rescue father from blaze
Victim returned to burning home to search for disabled father, not knowing that he had already escaped to safety
A 14-year-old girl in southwest China suffered burns to 80 per cent of body trying to rescue her father from their blazing home, not knowing that he was already safe, the Chongqing Evening News reports.
The fire broke out at about 3am on Saturday in the Shapingba district of Chongqing after electrical appliances began exploding one after another in the house, the girl’s mother Lai Rongqing said.
The girl, Jiajia, suffered third-degree burns to about half her body as well as severe respiratory injuries.
It is likely that she will have both arms amputated and faces years of subsequent surgery.
Lai said she woke up to find the living room on fire, and promptly woke up her husband, mother-in-law and her Jiajia.
