Five hurt in gas burner explosion
Five members of a family sustained severe burn injuries in a fire explosion caused by accumulated gas in their residence on the sixth floor of a building in the capital's Rampura yesterday.
The injured are US embassy official Pinkon Banik, 35, his wife Pinky Banik, 30, and two sons Piku, 3, and Pinon, 1, and Pinky's mother Geeta Rani Banik, 50.
They were admitted to the burn unit of Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH).
Rampura police said the explosion occurred around 6:15am when Geeta was trying to ignite the gas burner in the kitchen.
The explosion caused considerable damage to the kitchen and its adjacent room in the house, police said.
On information, two fire fighting units from Khilgaon Fire Station rushed to the spot and doused the fire.
According to residents, no gas was available in the building till 1:00am.
Police suspected that the victims might have accidentally left the gas burner open during this time and, when the gas later returned, it accumulated in the kitchen leading to the explosion.
For all latest news, follow The Daily Star's Google News channel.
Comments