6 of a family burnt in explosion at flat in Narayanganj
Six members of a family, including two children, were burnt in an explosion in their flat in Narayanganj city early today.
There was a sudden explosion around 12:30am in the flat on the sixth floor of a six-storey building in Kashem Nagar of Masdai area, said Abdullah Arefin, deputy assistant director of Narayanganj Fire Service and Civil Defense.
"Six members of the family have been burnt," he told our Narayanganj correspondent.
The injured are Mishal (26), his wife Mita Begum (23), their one and a half year old son Minhaj, daughter Afsana (5), and relatives Mahfuz (13) and Sabbir (15).
The injured were taken to Narayangaj General Hospital first. Later, they were shifted to the burn unit of Dhaka Medical College Hospital in critical conditions, Abdullah Arefin said.
"Pillows, mattresses and clothes were burnt in the fire. The flat's doors and windows were shattered in the blast. We found a cylinder of gas intact," he said.
Details will be revealed after investigation, he added.
Asaduzzaman, resident medical officer (RMO) of Narayanganj General Hospital, said more than 50 percent of their bodies have been burnt. They have been sent to the burn unit of Dhaka Medical College Hospital in critical conditions, he added.
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