Six of Same Family Burned in Capital After Gas Leak Explosion at Home

Six members of the same family, including women and children, sustained burn injuries after a gas line leak triggered an explosion at a residence in Agargaon in the capital.

The incident occurred at around 7:45am on Saturday (6 December), after which the injured were brought to the burn unit of Dhaka Medical College Hospital.

The injured were identified as Md Jalil Mia, 50, Aneja Begum, 40, Asif Mia, 19, Sakib Mia, 16, Monira, 17, and Eva, 6.

Inspector Md Faruk, in-charge of the hospital police outpost, said six people, including women and children, were brought to the burn unit from the Agargaon area in the morning.

He said treatment and dressing were underway, making it difficult at this stage to determine the extent of their burn injuries. The matter has been reported to the concerned police station.

Khaborwala/SS