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| The Filipina is confined at Prince of Wales Hospital in Sha Tin |
Officers of the Migrant Workers Office say the 34-year-old Filipino who was injured along with her employer’s mother in a stove explosion in Sha Tin suffered only minor burns, but should remain in hospital for about two to three weeks.
MWO Officer-in-Charge Tony Villafuerte along with social welfare attaché Rem Marcelino visited the Filipina domestic worker at the Prince of Wales Hospital on Thursday and said the attending doctor had assured them that the patient was in stable condition.
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“We told her to focus first on her recovery and assured her that we will assist her in filing a claim due to the accident,” said Villafuerte.
The accident happened on Tuesday night in the employer’s house at World-Wide Gardens in Sha Tin. The 70-year-old local woman was cooking and was being assisted by the Filipina when the stove exploded, setting the kitchen on fire.
It so happened that the Filipina had her head bowed while watching over the cooking, so she bore the brunt of the explosion, suffering first-degree burns to her face and feet.
Firefighters who rushed to the scene managed to contain the blaze before it could spread to other parts of the house.
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An initial investigation showed gas had leaked from the stove’s pipeline, causing the explosion. No signs of foul play were detected.
Under the Employees’ Compensation Ordinance in Hong Kong, employees who are injured or die due to a work-related accident or occupational disease, even if at fault, are liable to compensation from the compulsory insurance that employers are required to take in their name.
