Wealthy water park burns victim helps cover fellow patient’s bill
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A YOUNG woman from Hong Kong who is being treated at Ruijin Hospital after being badly burned in the Taiwan water park blaze has donated 300,000 yuan (US$48,300) to help pay for the treatment of a fellow burns victim.
Teresa Yip, an 18-year-old student at a Shanghai university, suffered burns to almost 40 percent of her body in the fire. After receiving primary treatment in Taiwan, she was transferred to Ruijin on June 30 at the request of her parents who live and work in the city.
Soon after arriving, Yip heard the story of 25-year-old Wang Haibin who is also being treated at Ruijin for severe burns he suffered last month while trying to help his neighbors escape a blaze at a residential building in Huacao Town in Minhang District.
Yip’s mother said her daughter wanted to help Wang after hearing of his heroic deeds from her doctors.
Wang, a migrant worker from a poor family in east China’s Jiangsu Province, has burns to almost 90 percent of his body.
“His condition is critical,” said Dr Huan Jingning, director of the hospital’s burns department.
“Wang has so many large and deep burns they cannot all be dealt with at once, so he is in constant risk of infection and secondary problems,” he said.
“He faces a long road to recovery, but we hope he will one day be well enough to care for himself,” the doctor said.
“My daughter regards Wang Haibin as a very brave man and really wanted to help him,” said Yip’s mother, who shares Wang’s surname.
The money came from the student’s savings and college fund, her mother said, adding that the donation was handled by the Shanghai branch of Red Cross Society of China.
As far as Yip’s own treatment is concerned, Dr Huan said she is making good progress and should be discharged in about a month’s time.
Yip was one of almost 500 people who were injured at the “Color Play Asia” event at the Formosa Fun Coast water park on June 27. Eight people were also killed in a blaze that started when powder sprayed on to partygoers ignited.
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