Four of a Family Burnt in City Fire

Four members of a family sustained burn injuries as a fire broke out in a house following a blast in the city’s Aga Sadeq Road of Bangshal area on early Saturday, reports media.

The injured ones who were admitted to Sheikh Hasina National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery are Md Israfil, 62, Salma Begum, 50, Shahjadi Akhter, 35, and Md Imraf Hossain, 28, said Mohammad Shahjahan Sikder, deputy assistant director (Media Cell) of Fire Service and Civil Defense Headquarters.

He said that the explosion occurred on the ground floor in a space between two buildings. Three walls collapsed partially after the explosion.

On information, three units of fire fighters rushed to the spot at about 4:45am and took the injured ones to the hospital, he said.

However, the origin of the fire is yet to be known.