DHAKA, Nov 2, 2018 (BSS) – Five members of a family including a child
suffered critical burn injuries in a gas line explosion at Ashulia, on the
outskirts of the capital this morning.
The explosion took place on the ground floor of a two-storey building at
Manikganjpara, Narashinghapur in Ashulia around 7 this morning, officer-in-
charge (OC) of Ashulia Police Station Rezaul Haque told BSS.
It originated from leakage of gas pipe line and five of a family suffered
critical injuries, he said, adding that they have arrested the house owner
Abdul Hamid for taking illegal gas connection after giving bribe.
The victims, Arab Ali, 45, his wife Hasina Begum, 38, their son Abdur
Rouf, 25, their son’s wife Ripa Begum, 22, and their granddaughter Ayesha
Moni, 2, have been admitted to the Burn and Plastic Surgery unit of Dhaka
Medical College and Hospital (DMCH), residential surgeon Partha Shankar Paul
of the unit told BSS.
“None of the injured is out of danger,” he said, adding that Rouf
sustained 88 percent burn injuries.
Police are now taking preparation to file a case against the hose owner
for taking illegal gas line.