Five of a family burned in Gazipur gas leak fire

Five members of a family suffered burn injuries in a fire caused by a gas leak in Kashimpur, Gazipur, on Thursday morning.

The victims were taken to the National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery in Dhaka for treatment around 2pm.

The fire broke out in the Sardagong area of Kashimpur at around 8:30am on Thursday.

The injured were identified as Arifa Begum, Faria, Rozina, 18, child Rahim and Riazul Sheikh.

Riazul suffered burns to 40% of his body, while Arifa sustained burns to 5%, Faria to 8%, and Rozina and one-year-old Rahim to less than 1% each. Riazul's condition is critical.

Talha Bin Jasim, an official at the Fire Service and Civil Defence media cell, said, quoting Dr Sultan Mahmud Shikder, resident surgeon (emergency) at the National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery, that all five victims were receiving necessary treatment and remained under observation.