Man killed, wife injured
A man was killed and his wife suffered serious burn injuries in a gas cylinder explosion at Rather Bazar village in Sadar upazila early yesterday.
The deceased was identified as Golam Faruk Khokan, 52.
Faruk’s wife Jui Begum, who was also injured in the blast, is now undergoing treatment at Rangpur Medical College Hospital (RMCH).
Quoting neighbours, deceased’s younger brother Mintu Mia said before going to bed the couple placed a mosquito coil underneath the gas oven of their house on Friday night.
Due to heat generated from the mosquito coil, a leakage developed in the plastic pipe that connects the oven with the gas cylinder, added Mintu, also a ward member under Kholahati union parishad.
At one stage, the cylinder caught fire and exploded with a big bang around 4:00am, leaving the two injured.
Hearing screams, neighbours rushed to the spot, rescued the duo and took them to RMCH, where Faruk succumbed to his injuries soon after his admission.
Critically injured Jui was shifted to the burnt unit of Dhaka Medical College Hospital later in the day.
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