One of Gazipur cylinder blast victims dies

One of the 32 people undergoing treatment at Sheikh Hasina National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery in the city after a gas cylinder explosion in Gazipur's Kaliakair has succumbed to his injuries, reports

The victim, 45-year-old Solaiman Molla, had burns on 95 per cent of his body. He had been receiving treatment at the burn institute's intensive care unit since Thursday night after his condition deteriorated.

He was declared dead around 10:00 am on Friday, said Mridul Kanti Sarkar, acting residential surgeon at the institute's emergency department.

"Solaiman had burns on 95 per cent of his body along with respiratory tract burns. He was moved to the ICU Thursday night as his condition worsened."

This is the first death reported among those injured in the gas cylinder explosion in Kaliakair. Doctors said the majority of the victims are in critical condition.