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Fire erupted from gas line leak, 6 hurt

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Published: 14:52, 28 July 2017   Update: 15:18, 26 July 2020
Fire erupted from gas line leak, 6 hurt

Staff Correspondent, Sylhet: At least six people were hurt in the incident of fire caused by gas line leak near central bus terminal at Kadamtoli area in Sylhet town on Friday noon.

Witnesses said an explosion with terrible bang was caused by a gas line leak, erupting fire on the road in front of Tajmahal restaurant around 12:00am, leaving burnt a microbus, a CNG-run auto-rickshaw and a motorcycle.

Six people who were staying there during the incident were also hurt. One of them was found in critical condition.

Being informed, four units of fire fighter rushed to the spot and tried to bring the blaze under control. Later, the fire was brought under control around 2:00pm as gas supply from the office of Jalalabad Gas Transmission & Distribution System Ltd was suspended.


risingbd/Dhaka/July 28, 2017/Shakir Hossain/A K Azad

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