Tihidi: A woman who sustained critical burn injuries in an LPG cylinder blaze at her home in Bhadrak district has died after fighting for her life for 10 days, officials said.
Bhargavi Satapathy died Saturday night while undergoing treatment in Bhubaneswar.
Her husband, Uday Narayan Satapathy, 45, and their 14-year-old daughter Snehanjali, who were also injured in the incident, remain under treatment at a private hospital.
The fire broke out March 26 at their residence in Paliasasan village under Paliabindha panchayat in Tihidi block. Bhargavi was cooking when the cylinder connection reportedly came loose; causing a gas leak that quickly caught fire.
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Hearing her screams, her husband and daughter rushed to her aid but were also caught in the flames.
Bhargavi suffered around 80 per cent burns, while the other two sustained serious injuries.
The injured were first taken to Tihidi and later shifted to Bhadrak District Headquarters Hospital (DHH).
As their condition deteriorated, they were referred to SCB Medical College and Hospital in Cuttack and subsequently to a private hospital in Bhubaneswar.
Bhargavi was later shifted to AIIMS Bhubaneswar, where she succumbed. Her body reached the village Sunday.
The incident has cast a pall of gloom over the village.
Local organisations and residents had extended support to the family during their treatment.