Five of a family injured after charger fan catches fire

Five members of a family sustained burn injuries after a charger fan caught fire in Fatulla of Narayanganj on Friday morning.

The injured are Md Abdus Salam Mondal, 50, Bulbuli Begum, 40, Sonia Akter, 27, Putul Akter, 25, and Mehzabin, 7, residents of Kashipur area in Fatullah.

They are now being given treatment at Sheikh Hasina National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery (SHNIBPS) in Dhaka.

One Shohag who took the five at SHNIBPS said they suffered burn injuries after a charger fan caught fire which originated from an electric short circuit.

They were first admitted to a local hospital and later, he took them to Dhaka as their condition deteriorated, Shohag added.

Sheikh Hasina National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery resident surgeon Dr Md Tariqul Islam said around 42 percent of Sonia's body, 70 percent of Salam's body, 25 percent of Bulbuli's body, 60 percent of Putul's body and 35 percent of Mehzabin's body were burnt and they all are in critical condition.

Quazi Al Amin/SU