A two-year-old Macau girl has succumbed to a serious head injury she sustained during a suspected gas explosion in central Taiwan, authorities have said, bringing the death toll from last month’s blast to five.
The girl’s grandfather and grandmother died on the day of the explosion, while her parents, great grandmother and uncle suffered injuries.
The Health Bureau of Macau said that the girl, surnamed Tang, died on Friday last week in public hospital centre Conde de Sao Januario, where she was being treated after the injury left her in a coma.
“After obtaining consent from the family, we are now officially announcing that the local girl who was injured in the gas explosion incident in Taichung passed away,” the bureau said on Thursday.
It also expressed its sadness over the girl’s death and sent heartfelt condolences to her grieving family, who have received psychological support and counselling.
