4 Kanchpur blast victims die from burn injuries 

SONARGAON, NARAYANGANJ, Oct 16: All four people injured in an explosion involving a gas pressure-boosting compressor line in Kanchpur of Sonargaon Upazila of the district have died, with the last victim succumbing to his injuries on Friday morning.

Caretaker Roni Mia died while undergoing treatment in the intensive care unit of the National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery, four days after the blast.

Earlier, the husband-and-wife couple Sharif Hossain and Rozina Akter died early Thursday, while Rozina’s brother, Riaz, died late Wednesday night.

Sultan Mahmud Shikder, a resident surgeon at the institute, confirmed the deaths on Friday morning. He said Rozina had suffered burns to 60 pc of her body, while Sharif and Riaz had burns covering 40 pc of their bodies. All four were admitted to the hospital with severe burn injuries.

The explosion occurred at about 1:30 am on Sunday in a room on the second floor of Islam Tower, a six-storey building owned by Shah Alam Mia in the Sonapur Uttarpara area of Kanchpur.

The blast involved a compressor line used to increase gas pressure and left Sharif, his wife Rozina, her brother Riaz and building caretaker Roni severely burned.