Staff Reporter :
A couple was burnt to death and five members of the same family injured when a gas cylinder exploded in Katlapur area of Savar municipality in Dhaka district in small hours of Saturday.
The deceased has been identified as Rowshan Ali, 50, and his wife Khairunnesa, 45.
The injured persons were admitted to Enam Medical College Hospital, police said.
“The gas cylinder explosion resulted in fire that engulfed the house around 1:30am, leaving seven persons severely burnt,” said Kamruzzaman, Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Savar Model Police Station.
A team of fire service rushed to the spot following information and rescued the injured.”
The on duty doctors declared the couple dead in the hospital around 2:00am, the police official said.
