Bhasantek fire: Mother of three dies at hospital

Another one of the six members of a family, who suffered severe burns in a fire at their house in Dhaka's Bhasantek area on Friday, died at a hospital in the capital this evening.

Surya Banu, 30, breathed her last around 8:00am while being treated at the Sheikh Hasina National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery, said Torikul Islam, a resident surgeon at the burn institute.

She had 82 percent burns on her body, he said.

Earlier, her mother, Meherunnesa, 70, died while receiving treatment at the hospital with 48 percent burns Saturday.

The deceased's husband Md Liton, 48, a furniture trader, and their three children Liza, 18, Sujon, 9, and Lamiya, 7, are still receiving treatment at the hospital.

The fire broke out on the ground floor of the house in Natun Bazar Calvert Road area around 4:00am on April 12.

Quoting the injured, their neighbour Moyna Begum said that early in the morning, Liton lit a mosquito coil, which led to the fire. All other members of the family were asleep at that time.

The family members suspected gas accumulated from leak in the cooking cylinder caused the fire.

Of the injured, Liton suffered 67 percent burns, Liza 30 percent, Lamiya 55 percent, and Sujon 43 percent.

The condition of all of them is critical, the hospital sources said.