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5 suffer burn injuries in N’ganj gas cylinder explosion
Greenwatch Desk
Accidents
2026-06-11, 2:46pm
Five people including four members of a family suffered burn injuries in an explosion apparently from gas cylinder blast at a house at Madanpur in Narayanganj district on Thursday.
The victims were identified as Hazrat Ali, 8, Meem, 13, Sultana, 34, Mannan, 50 and Siam, 19.
Witnesses said gas cylinder exploded with a big bang in the morning, leaving five people injured.
Later, they were taken to National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery and burn unit of Dhaka Medical College and Hospital.
Dr. Shaon Bin Rahman, resident surgeon of the National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery, said among the injured Mannan received 30 percent burn injuries while Siam with 77 percent, Meem with 41 percent, Hazrat with eight percent and Sultana Shahir with 90 percent injuries were undergoing treatment at the hospital, reports UNB.