Online Desk: Four people sustained burn injuries in an explosion from a gas leak in Rupganj upazila of Narayanganj district on Saturday afternoon.
The injured are Miraj Hossain, 18, Semin Hossain, 22, Jummon, 30, and Kabir Hossain, 40. All of them are from the Murapara area of the upazila.
According to witnesses, the incident happened while they attempted to light a fire lamp (agor batti). The injured were taken to the Sheikh Hasina National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery for treatment.
“One of the four injured, Jummon, is in a critical condition as he suffered 20% burns on his body. The rest are in the 5 percent range,” said Dr Tariqul Islam, a resident surgeon at the hospital.