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DHAKA, Feb 23, 2026 (BSS) - Four members of a family sustained burn injuries after a fire, reportedly caused by a gas leak broke out at their rented residence in Rayerbazar area of Dhaka early today.

The incident took place around 3:45am at a ground-floor flat of a six-storey building near Mukti Cinema Hall, according to family members and police.

The injured were identified as Sheikh Noman, 35, his wife Pinky Akter, 32, their three-year-old son Sanaaf Sheikh Maiyan, and Noman's brother-in-law Riad Hasan Opu, 23. 

All four were admitted to the National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery (NIBPS) for treatment.

Riad said they had been asleep when a loud explosion suddenly jolted them awake. Seeing flames engulfing the room, he quickly rushed outside carrying the child to safety.

He added that his sister Pinky had woken up shortly before the incident to prepare a meal for sehri. He suspects that gas had accumulated in the kitchen due to a leak, and the explosion occurred when the stove was lit.

Dr Shawon Bin Rahman, resident surgeon at the burn institute, said Noman suffered 25 percent burns, Pinky 75 percent, Maiyan 24 percent, and Riad 7 percent.

Among the victims, Pinky remains in critical condition. Maiyan and his father have been kept in the High Dependency Unit (HDU), the doctor added.

Family members said Noman works at a private company while Pinky is a homemaker. Riad, a first-year degree student from Mohanganj upazila in Netrakona, had arrived in Dhaka a day earlier to accompany his sister back to her residence.

The cause of the gas leak could not be immediately confirmed.