3 family members burnt of 85-95% in Tongi gas leak explosion

Three members of the same family suffered severe burn injuries in a gas leak explosion at a house near Cherag Ali Market in Tongi on Wednesday morning.

The victims are Md Lalchan, 60, Mosammat Nasima Begum, 50, and Mosammat Tanisa Akter, 16. All three have been admitted to the National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery in Dhaka.

The explosion occurred around 6:00am on Wednesday. The injured were rescued and taken to the institute at around 7:30am for treatment.

Dr Sultan Mahmud Shikder, a resident physician at the National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery, confirmed that three members of the family, including two women, had sustained burn injuries in the incident.

According to the physician, Lalchan suffered burns to 95 per cent of his body, while Nasima Begum sustained burns to 85 per cent and Tanisa Akter to 86 per cent.

All three victims are in critical condition, he added.