A gas leak incident has injured a mother and her 2-year-old child in Haa Dhaalu Atoll Nolhivaranfaru.
The duo was injured in the accident that occurred today and has been since transferred to the Regional Hospital in Kulhudhufushi.
Speaking to 'The Press' about the incident, President of Nolhivaranfaru Council Abdullah Nadeem said that the incident happened around 7 in the morning.
Nadeem said that a 32-year-old woman and her 2-year-old child had suffered burns in the incident and that they were transferred to Kulhudhufuhi around 9:00 am in the morning.
He further said that both the mother and child were stable and that they had not suffered any serious injuries. The Council had also said that they were yet unclear about how the incident had happened as there was no gas explosion as well any damage to their house.
The injuries to the victims remain unclear but some reports have said that the child suffered burns on the head, and face while the mother injured her feet in the incident.
This incident comes after a 53-year-old succumbed to her injuries earlier this month after suffering burns in a gas cylinder explosion in Gaafu Dhaalu Rathafandhoo.
