3 of a family burnt in Fakirapool blast

Three members of a family were burnt in an explosion caused by a gas line leak at a house in Dhaka’s Fakirapool.

The incident took place on the fourth floor of the building at Fakirapool in the capital’s Motijheel around 11:45 am on Sunday (April 20).

They were admitted to the emergency department of the National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery in Dhaka.

The victims are Kamrunnesa Rozina, 45, her son Riaz Hossain, 21, and her sister Kulsuma Akter, 30.

Dr Shawon Bin Rahman, a resident doctor at the National Burn and Plastic Surgery Institute, confirmed the information.