Five of a family burnt in fire from 'gas leak' in N'ganj
Sunday, 5 November 2023
NARAYANGANJ, Nov 04 (UNB): Five members of a family sustained burn injuries as a fire broke out apparently from gas line leak at Aukoba Bazar in Rupganj upazila of Narayanganj on Friday night.
The injured- Hasun Banu, 55, her husband Oli Ahmed, 65, son Omar Faruk, 18, daughter Sahara Begum, 24, and brother Sonauddin, 45, are now undergoing treatment at Sheikh Hasina National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery in Dhaka.
Hasun is a housewife while her husband and brother run a dry fish shop in Gausia market. Their daughter is physically challenged and son is a garment worker.
Nure Alam, nephew of Hasun, said his aunt set up a device to increase flow of gas at the house around two weeks back due to low pressure of gas.