Gas explosion burns three of same family
Three people from the same family sustained burn injuries after a gas explosion at their flat in CI Khola area under Siddhirganj upazila in Narayanganj early yesterday morning.
The injured are—Kabir Hossain (50), Rekha Begum (40), and their daughter Sufia Akhter (22). They are residents of a six-storey building named “Italy Bhaban”. Of them, Kabir Hossain sustained 55 percent burns and is now in critical condition.
Besides Kabir, Rekha and Sufia sustained 20 percent and 5 percent burns respectively. All three are currently undergoing treatment at the burn unit of Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH).
Quoting the victims, police said the explosion occurred at the family’s kitchen after one of them tried to light a stove around 5:00am.
In an instant, fire engulfed the kitchen and adjacent rooms, leaving the trio injured. Upon hearing the noise, locals put out the fire, rescued the victims and rushed them to DMCH, said Abdul Khan, assistant sub-inspector of DMCH police outpost.
Contacted, Md Shajahan, senior station officer of Adamjee EPZ fire service, said the explosion might have happened due to leakage in the pipeline or keeping the stove turned on overnight.
When a stove is kept on in this way, gas accumulates and stays trapped in the room, especially when doors and windows are shut. This inevitably leads to an explosion the moment a matchstick is lit the following morning, he added.
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