A young man was killed and two other sustained burn injuries as a transformer exploded in Jhilmil project area of Dakkhin Keraniganj upazila on the outskirts of the capital on Thursday night.
The deceased was identified as Babu, 25, hailing from Morelganj upazila in Bagerhat district, UNB reported.
A fire broke out when a transformer of ‘Janani Courier Service’ went off around 11:30pm, leaving Babu dead on the spot and two others injured, said Mahidul Islam, sub-inspector of Dakkhin Keraniganj Police Station.
The injured --Mostafizur Rahman, 40 and Rafiqul Islam, 28—were sent to Dhaka Medical College and Hospital.
The fire also gutted valuables worth TK 2 crore.