8 injured in Mohakhali filling station fire

At least eight persons suffered serious burns after a fire broke out at the Royal Filling Station in Dhaka's Mohakhali area tonight.

The fire originated around 8:08pm. Two fire engines brought the blaze under control around 8:36pm, Rozina Akter, duty officer of the Fire Service control room, said.

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Mazharul Islam, officer-in-charge of Tejgaon Industrial Police Station, suspected that the fire was caused by a gas cylinder explosion.

The injured were taken to Sheikh Hasina National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery (SHNIBPS), sources at the burn institute told The Daily Star.

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The injured are Mamun Sheikh, 28, Md Rana, 30, Jibon, 26, Salauddin, 45, Amir Hossain, 32, Kamal Hossain, 50, Abul Khair, 40, and Masum, 24.

Fire officials, however, said an investigation is needed to determine the cause of the fire.

Meanwhile, Dr Md Tariqul Islam, a resident doctor at the SHNIBPS, said eight people with severe burns have been admitted to the hospital.

"All of them are in a critical condition. Two of them will be shifted to the ICU," he said, adding that the high-intensity fire damaged their respiratory tracts.