Two die after inhaling toxic gas
Two members of a family died and three others were injured yesterday after inhaling toxic gas in an underground septic tank in Fatickchari upazila of Chittagong.
The dead are Fazal Karim, 45, and his sister-in-law, Benu Akther, 30.
The injured are Fazal's wife, Khaleda Akter, 35, and neighbours--Harun, 35, and Hassan, 25.
Police said Fazal and Benu had gone down to a tank to collect firewood but when they did not return, the other three entered and nobody returned. Later, they were rushed to Fatickchari clinic where Fazal and Benu were declared dead.
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