Death Toll From Gazipur Gas Cylinder Blast Rises To 13

Two more people who suffered burn injuries in the gas cylinder blast in Gazipur’s Kaliakair upazila, died on Tuesday, raising the death toll from the incident to 13. The deceased are, Yasin Arafat, 21, a car helper from Kushtia, and Moshiur Rahman, 22, an RMG worker, reports UNB.

Hossain Imam, associate professor of the Sheikh Hasina National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery, said Yasin died at 7:30 pm and Moshiur breathed his last around 9:05 pm while undergoing treatment at ICU. He said Yasin suffered 85 per cent burns while Moshiur suffered 60 per cent. Another 15 people are currently undergoing treatment.

At least 35 people, including women and children, sustained burn injuries after a gas cylinder exploded in Kaliakair on Wednesday evening. One patient was admitted with 100 per cent burns while three were hospitalised with 95 per cent burns, and 16 were hospitalised with over 50 per cent burns, according to sources at the hospital.

Locals said a fire broke out from a gas cylinder at a house in Telir Chala area of Mouchak in Kaliakair around 6 pm on Wednesday. When the residents of the house threw it out on the road, the explosion occurred.