Four burnt in blast
Four youths were burnt critically in a blast at a building in the city's Moghbazar area early yesterday.
Injured Milon, 30, his neighbours Shohag, 28, Rajon, 27, and Mosharaf, 30, have been undergoing treatment at Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH).
A bang was heard in Milon's room on the ground floor of the building near Moghbazar level crossing around 4:00am, Milon's next door neighbour Masum Hossain told The Daily Star.
“Waken by the bang, I found the door of the room blown out on the floor and the four crying for help,” mentioned Masum.
Hearing the big sound, locals came to their rescue and whisked them to DMCH.
Injured Mosharaf said they went to Milon's room to enjoy the night before the weekend. “As one of us tried to light a match for smoking, a fire engulfed the room immediately with a bang.”
Hospital sources said 30 to 56 percent of the victims' bodies were burnt.
Police suspected gas leaked from a pipeline might have caused the explosion.
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