Four family members sustained critical burn injuries from fire caused by gas cylinder leak in their kitchen while cooking at Dhamrai upazila in Dhaka early Wednesday.
The victims, retired government officer Nannu Miah, 62, his wife Sufia Begum, 48, daughter Shathi Akter Mou, 23, and son Sohag, 19, are undergoing treatment at Sheikh Hasina National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery.
The condition of all the family members, residents of Uttarpara area, are critical, said Dhamrai Fire Service Station Officer Sohel Rana. All the injured were admitted to Sheikh Hasina National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery, said the hospitals Resident Medical Officer Md Tariqul Islam.
Nurul Islam was hospitalised with 48 per cent burns while Sufia Begum had 80 per cent burns, the SI said quoting hospital sources. Sohag suffered 38 per cent burns and Nisrat Jahan Sathi sustained 16 per cent burns, the SI added.
Locals doused the fire before the firefighters reached and they also rescued the injured and sent them to hospital.
Sohail Rana, In-charge of Dhamrai Fire Service Station, said, "We went to the spot. Primarily, it is suspected that the accident happened due to the accumulated gas from the cylinder leak. The cylinder did not explode."
Local people said, around 3:00am, they heard a big bang on the ground floor of the building. Later, they found Fire Service members rescuing the injured family members and sent them to the Sheikh Hasina National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery. Sohel Rana said they suspect that the fire incident occurred from a gas leak.
