5 burnt in Narayanganj explosion
At least five people including four children suffered burn injuries in an explosion in Siddhirganj of Narayanganj today.
Witnesses said the blast happened when a painter was heating spirit and wax in a drum to burnish a door of a house at Purba Painadi around 12:00pm.
The spirit and wax spread over the area due to the explosion, leaving four children and painter Milon injured, said locals and police.
The injured were rushed to Dhaka Medical College Hospital, Md Alauddin, officer-in-charge of Siddhirganj Police Station, told our Narayanganj correspondent.
The victims are: Niaz, 7, and Miraz, 4, sons of Md Nizam; and Khadiza, 7, and Jima, 4, daughters of Abdur Rahman.
The children were playing in the area when the blast took place.
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