Death toll rises to six in Uttarkhan fire

Staff Correspondent: One more victim who suffered burn injuries in a fire incident in the city’s Uttarkhan area on October 13 succumbed to his injuries at Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH), taking the death toll to six.

The latest deceased, Sagor, 7, died at the burn unit of DMCH on Saturday night. The victim suffered 66 percent burn injuries.

Sub-inspector Bacchu Mia, in-charge of DMCH police camp said that the body will be handed over to family.

Earlier, the fire broke out at their ground-floor flat in a two-storey building around 4am on October 13 following a leakage in the gas pipeline, leaving eight inmates injured.

The injured were taken to the DMCH where Dablu Mollah, 33, Afroza Aktar Purnima, 30, Sufia Begum, 50 and two others died earlier.


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