5 of a family burnt in Sonargaon gas line blast

Gas cylinder blast.

Narayanganj, Sept 4 - Five members of a family, including children and a woman, suffered burn injuries in a gas line explosion near BSCIC area in Sonargaon upazila of Narayanganj district early Thursday.

The injured--Manab Chowdhury, his wife Bacha, their daughters Tinni, Munni and  Moure-- were rescued and taken to the emergency unit of National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery, said resident surgeon Dr Shawon Bin Rahman.

Of them, Manab sustained the most severe injuries, with 70 percent burns, while Bacha suffered 45 percent.

Their children Mouri, Munni and Tinni suffered 36, 28 and 22 percent burns respectively.

Details of the incident are still awaited. - UNB