UNB, Dhaka:
Three members of a family sustained burns in a fire triggered by a cooking gas pipeline explosion in their flat in old Dhaka in the early hours of Tuesday.
The injured have been identified as Kamal, 35, his wife Selina, 30, and their seven-year-old child Bonya. The three injured are being treated at Sheikh Hasina National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery.
The explosion occurred around 1.35am at their ground-floor apartment in a five-storey residential building in the Najirabazar area of old Dhaka.
“The explosion led to the collapse of a wall on the floor and damaged walls in adjoining flats. Five units of fire tenders took nearly two and a half hours to douse the flames, said Rafi Al Faruque Duty Officer (media), Fire Service and Civil Defense Headquarters.
Fortunately, other residents of the building are safe, said the fire service official.
