Couple severely burnt as gas leak catches fire from cooker

MALE, Dec 9 (HNS) – A couple was severely burnt Sunday morning when a gas leak from a cooker caught fire. Mohamed Moosa and his wife Faiza Ali have been admitted to Indira Gandhi Memorial Hospital (IGMH) following the accident and doctors described their condition as serious. "Both are in serious condition," said Mohamed Ismail Fulhu, the director of administration at IGMH. A witness from H. Baadhal where the couple was living on rent told Haveeru that it was supposed that the gas cooker was not properly turned off the night before and therefore caught fire when Faiza turned it on the next morning. Her husband Mohamed was nearby brushing teeth, said the witness who asked not to be named. The room in which the couple were living did not receive much damage from the fire.