Four people, including a woman and a child, sustained burn injuries as fire erupted from a stove in a shanty at Dipnagar slum in the city's Gabtoli area on Wednesday night, reports UNB.
The injured were identified as Abdul Gani,40, Shanta Akter,22, and her daughter Brishti,3, and her son Rubel,14, of the slam.
Police said the fire broke out about 8:45 pm from Beribandh slum in the area, leaving them severely injured.
They were rushed to the Burn and Plastic Surgery Unit of Dhaka Medical College Hospital.
Inspector Mojammel Haque, in-charge of DMCH police camp, confirmed the incident.
4 sustain burn injuries in city slum fire
FE Team | Published: December 26, 2014 00:00:00 | Updated: November 30, 2026 06:01:00
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