A young woman who fell into scalding water under the pavement died after days of fighting for her life at a hospital in Beijing, the Beijing News reported.

Yang Erjing, 27, was walking on Beilishi Road in Beijing's Xicheng district on April 1 when a section of pavement collapsed and she fell into 90℃ water, which had leaked from underground heating pipes. Yang suffered serious burns to 99 percent of her body.

The party responsible for the accident is still unclear as an investigation by Xicheng district's work safety bureau and Beijing District Heating Group is underway.

(China.org.cn April 11, 2012)

據《新京報》報道，北京一名年輕女子墜入熱水坑中受傷，數日醫治無效后死亡。

現年27歲的楊二敬，4月1日在西城區北禮士路行走時，一塊路面突然塌陷，她不慎墜入90℃的熱水坑中，造成全身99%被嚴重燙傷。

事故責任方尚不明確，西城區安監部門和北京熱力集團正對事故進行調查。