A 27-year-old model and make-up artist who was disfigured in a gas explosion has transformed herself into an influencer who shares her experience of recovery online.
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Inspirational Tong Shiyao, from northeastern China’s Liaoning province, has moved many people on social media.
On the night of March 31, her father lit a cigarette at home, and leaking gas triggered an explosion that destroyed their home and severely injured the whole family.
Tong suffered second-degree burns that affected 14 per cent of her body. Her parents both suffered from second to third-degree burns that affected more than 70 per cent of their skin.
Her parents had to be admitted to an intensive care unit.
Five months have passed since the accident and the parents are both out of danger. Tong has also recovered well.
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She made a transformation from a make-up vlogger to an influencer who focuses on the family’s experience of recovery.
