Gas Cylinder Blast: 7 of a family injured in Savar
At least seven members of a family, including two children, suffered burn injures in a fire caused by a gas cylinder blast in Ashulia of Savar early yesterday.
The injured are: Liton (32), Shanta (25), Imran (5), Azizul (7), Salma (30), Shohel (27) and Ripon (26); they were taken to Dhaka Medical College Hospital, said Jihad Mia, warehouse inspector of DEPZ fire service in Savar.
He said the explosion occurred on the ground floor of a two storey building at Purbo Kathgora area around 5pm, when one person tried to light a stove with a matchstick.
Gas cylinders are used for cooking at every apartment. The explosion might have occurred due to a gas leak, he added.
Doors, windows and some belongings were damaged. A portion of the brick wall and roof also collapsed, he said.
Among the injured, Liton and Shanta's conditions are critical, said the fire service official, quoting a DMCH doctor.
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