Five of a family burnt in Gazipur gas leak fire, one critical

Five members of a family, including a one-year-old child, suffered burns in a fire caused by a gas leak in Gazipur’s Kashimpur today (29 October), with one of them in critical condition.

The injured were taken to the National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery in Dhaka for treatment around 2pm, said Dr Sultan Mahmud Sikder, the institute’s resident surgeon (Emergency).

Riazul Sheikh, 40, sustained burns to around 40% of his body and is in critical condition.

Arifa Begum suffered burns to 5% of her body, while Most Faria, 17, sustained burns to 8%.

Rozina, 18, suffered burns to less than 1% of her body. One-year-old Md Rahim also sustained burns to less than 1%.

All five are receiving treatment and remain under observation at the institute.