Savar couple burnt to death after gas leak in kitchen
A couple was killed and four others were burnt when a fire engulfed a house due to a gas leak in the kitchen in Tarapur area of Savar on the outskirts of the capital early yesterday.
The dead were Roushan Ali, 55, and his wife Khairunnessa, 45.
Their landlord Tajul Islam, 45, Maherunnesssa 38, Hajrat Ali, 32, and Fatema Akter suffered burn injuries when they tried to douse the fire.
The injured were undergoing treatment at Savar Enam Medical College Hospital. But they are out of danger, said hospital sources.
Two fire engines from Savar rushed to the spot and recovered the body from inside the house, said Palash Chandra, an inspector of fire service headquarters.
The fire inspector quoting the landlord said the fire erupted when one of the residents of the one-storey house tried to light the gas stove around 4:00am.
The officer-in-charge of Savar Model Police Station said they sent the bodies to Dhaka Medical College for autopsies and that a probe was on.
Locals alleged that there were many illegal gas line connections in Savar that resulted in several fire incidents.
Contracted, Siddekur Rahman, manager of Titas Gas Transmission and Distribution Company Ltd, Savar office, refused to make any comment before probing into the incident.
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