Four burnt in city fire

Four people suffered burn injuries as a fire broke out in a house following a blast at Aga Sadeq Road in the city's Bangshal area on Saturday morning, reports UNB.

The injured are Md Israfil, 62, Salma Begum, 50, their daughter Shahjadi Akhter, 35, and son Md Imran Hossain, 28.

The injured were admitted to Sheikh Hasina National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery under Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH), said Mohammad Shahjahan Sikder, Deputy Assistant Director (Media Cell) at the Fire Service and Civil Defence Headquarters.

He said the explosion occurred on the ground floor in a space between two buildings. Three walls collapsed partially after the explosion.

On information, three units of firefighters rushed to the spot around 04:45 am and rushed the injured to the hospital, he said, adding that the cause of the fire is not yet known.