One killed in explosion at Badda building

A man was killed and another injured in an explosion at a building in Dhaka's Badda area.

The identities of the deceased and the injured could not be known immediately.

Talha Bin Zasim, an official of (media wing) of Fire Service and Civil Defence, said that the explosion occurred around 6:45am on Thursday on the ground floor of a three-storey building.

Being informed, two fire engines rushed to the spot and recovered the body, he added.

Fire fighters primarily suspected that the blast took place due to gas accumulated inside the flat due to leak in the cooking cylinder.

Fire service and police will investigate to find out the actual cause of the explosion, he added.