Girl badly burnt in Mahdia fire discharged from NY hospital

The dorm fire

The girl who was badly burnt in the Mahdia dormitory fire on May 20 has been discharged from Staten Island Hospital, New York City, after a three-month recuperation under specialist care.

According to ABC’s Eyewitness News, Eric Cioe Pena, the vice president of the Center for Global Health at Northwell Health, said the discharge of the girl has marked a joyous chapter in the horrific incident at the girl’s dormitory.

Upon her arrival in Staten Island, New York, for specialized medical intervention, the girl’s condition was deemed critical. With second and third degree burns that covered a significant portion of her body, the report said that the medical team at Staten Island Hospital embarked on a rigorous and painstaking treatment regimen, encompassing an array of surgeries, skin grafts, and round-the-clock intensive care.