Death toll in M'sing filling station fire rises to 3

Another victim of the filling station fire in Mymensing sadar succumbed to his injuries early Tuesday, rising the death toll to three

The deceased was identified as Tofazzel Hossain, 45, an employee of the filling station and son of Abdus Salam of Rahmatpur area.

Earlier on Monday, two victims-- Himel, 30, son of Jamal Uddin from Kichmot village within the Mymensingh city corporation and Abdul Kuddus, 85-- were died in the incident.

Mymensingh Kotwali Model Police Station officer-in-charge Shafiqul Islam Khan said four injured victims -Tofazzel, Quamrul Hasan, 35, a restaurant owner, his wife Shumi Akter, 30, Abdul Malek, 50---were taken to National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery and then shifted to Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of the hospital.

Tofazzel breathed his last while undergoing treatment there, said the OC.

Earlier on Monday, two people were killed and six others injured as a massive fire broke out at Azahar filling station at Rahmatpur Bypass Road in Mymensingh Sadar.

A three member probe body was formed to look into the incident.