Staff Reporter :
Four people, including a child, were burnt when a gas line exploded on the road in front of Jurain graveyard in the capital. Two of them have already been admitted to Sheikh Hasina National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery for treatment.
The incident occurred around 12 midnight on Monday. The burnt injured were identified as Abdur Razzak, 60, Nurul Islam, 45, Abdur Rahim, 35, and his son minor son Tamim.
According to victim Abdur Razzak, his home is in Shampur Karimullahbagh area. He has a betel leaf shop near the Jurain graveyard Road. The drain cover was removed in a sudden explosion on the street in front of the shop last night. Then they went to see the incident together. At that time, the fire suddenly started rising with sparks. A few of them were burnt.
He added that there was a gas pipe leak several days ago. Later that night, the fire service and gas line authorities rushed to the spot and repaired the line.
Sheikh Hasina Burn Institute Resident Surgeon SM Ayub Hossain confirmed the matter to the media saying that four burnt injured people were brought to hospital from Jurain incident. Among them, 8 percent body of Tamim, 35 percent of Nurul Islam, one percent of Abdur Rahim, and one percent of Abdur Razzak were burnt. Among them, Tamim and Nurul Islam have been admitted to the hospital. The other two were released after first aid treatment.
