Burn mum still serious

DESTROYED: The remains of a granny flat in Nuhaka, north of Wairoa, destroyed in a large gas explosion which severely burnt a woman. PHOTO/PAUL TAYLOR HBT104634-01
DESTROYED: The remains of a granny flat in Nuhaka, north of Wairoa, destroyed in a large gas explosion which severely burnt a woman. PHOTO/PAUL TAYLOR HBT104634-01

Nuhaka burn victim Tia Ropitini, is still recovering in the intensive care unit at Middlemore Hospital. Her condition today was described as serious.

The 39-year-old mother received burns to 70 per cent of her body nine days ago when an oven exploded as she was putting a cake into it, destroying the house.


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