Launch fire: Death toll rises to 48
DMC Reporter Published: 3 January 2022, 01:39 PM
The death toll from MV Avijan-10 launch fire today rose to 48 as another man succumbed to his burn injuries at Sheikh Hasina National Burn Institute in the capital.
The deceased is Md Rasel, 38.
Dr Samantalal Sen, Chief Coordinator of the burn institute, confirmed the matter to Jago News.
He said Rasel had 18 percent burn injuries on his body. He was in Intensive Care Unit of the institute.
A massive fire broke out at Barguna-bound MV Avijan-10 in the Sugandha river in Deuri area under Ponabalia union on December 24.
A total of 48 people, so far, died, and many remain missing in the incident. And many others are being treated at hospitals with burn injuries.
