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Gas cylinder blast burns five members of a family in Chattogram

Tuesday, 25 April 2023


CHATTOGRAM, Apr 24 (UNB): Five members of a family sustained burn injuries after the gas cylinder of a CNG-run autorickshaw exploded near the Shah Amanat Bridge area of Chattogram city on Monday.
The injured are Bilkis Begum, 28, Josna Begum, 28, Sathi Akhter, 17, Jannat, 8, and Kainat, 3, of North Shikalbaha Godar Par area of Karnaphuli Upazila.
Nurul Alam Ashek, in-charge of the Chattogram Medical College and Hospital police outpost, said that the gas cylinder of the vehicle exploded when it reached near the Shah Amanat Bridge area around 12:45 pm, leaving five members of the family injured.