A woman sustained burns to 40% of her body following an explosion in a Hong Kong apartment, believed to be caused by a gas leak. Firefighters rescued the victim from the blaze.

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...