One killed in CNG pipeline explosion in Sylhet

By Unb, Sylhet
22 December 2006, 18:00 PM
A young man was killed and two people were wounded as a CNG pipeline exploded at a filling station in the city's Subanighat area last night.

The dead was identified as Sohab Ali, 40, worker of Haq Filling Station.

Police and witnesses said the gas line exploded with a big bang when Sohab was filling a gas cylinder of a tempo at about 6:15pm.

Three people, including Sohab, suffered severe injuries in the blast. They were rushed to Sylhet Osmani Medical College Hospital where Sohab died at 8:30pm.