5 of a family burnt in gas line blast
-- Gas line leak causes explosion
-- Condition of 2 victims critical
For all latest news, follow The Daily Star's Google News channel. Five members of a family suffered burn injuries in a fire that broke out due to gas line explosion at a house in Purba Ashkona area of Dhaka early today.
The victims -- Rehana Khatun, her daughter Farzana Akhter and sons Rezwan Shuvo and Tanvir and their domestic help Shakhina -- were rushed to the burn unit of Dhaka Medical College Hospital, Mozammel Haque, in-charge of the hospital's police camp, told The Daily Star.
The fire broke out at the two-storey building when Shakhina lighted the gas burner around 5:30am, Mozammel added.
The explosion took place as there was a leak in the gas pipe line, police said.
Condition of three victims -- Rehana, Shakhina and Tanvir -- is critical as they sustained severe burn injuries, said Partha Sangkar Paul, residential surgeon of the burn unit.