6 of a family burnt in gas cylinder blast in Dhaka

Six members of a family suffered burn injuries in a gas cylinder explosion in a house at Bhasantek in Dhaka early Friday.

The injured are Md Liton, 52, his wife Surjo Banu, 40, their three children Lamia, 7, Suzon, 8, Liza, 18, and Surjo’s 65-year-old mother, Meherunnesa.

They were admitted to Sheikh Hasina National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery (SHNIBPS).   

Rifat Hossain, who took them to the burn unit, said the explosion occurred after Liton lit a match to ignite a mosquito coil around 4am.

Tariqul Islam, Resident Doctor of the SHNIBPS, said Md Liton suffered 67% burns, Surjo Banu 82%, Suzon 43%, Lamia 55%, Liza 30% and Meherunnessa 47%. All of them are in critical condition.