Fire kills elderly woman

17 October 2009, 17:00 PM

Staff Correspondent, Chittagong

An elderly woman was burnt alive in a fire in the city's Sholokbahar area early yesterday. Victim Moyura Begum, 70, was wife of late Abdul Malek. Fire Service and Civil Defence sources said the fire broke out at a house on the ground floor of a two-storied building of one Mohammad Lokman at around 2:00am and spread to two other adjoining houses. The fire originated from leakage of a gas pipeline of the victim's house. Critically injured Moyura was sent to Chittagong Medical College and Hospital (CMCH) where she succumbed to her injuries at around 3:00am, hospital sources said. Four fire fighting units from city's different fire stations rushed to the spot and doused the fire at around 3:15am.