A 57-year-old woman has died while two others are admitted at the Lautoka hospital after they sustained burns whilst cooking.
Police spokesperson, Inspector Atunaisa Sokomuri says the woman was cooking dhal in her kitchen using firewood when she got burnt.
Her 60-year-old husband and 35-year-old son came to the rescue of the woman and they also got burnt in the process.
They were rushed to Nadi hospital before being transferred to the Burns Unit at Lautoka Hospital.
Sokomuri says the woman died due to 85 percent burns.
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