One of the nine victims, who suffered serious burn injuries in a generator explosion at a CNG filling station in Sylhet's Mirabazar area, died at Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) on Monday night.
Rumel Siddique, 28, manager of the filling station, breathed his last at around 7:30 pm at Sheikh Hasina National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery while undergoing treatment there.
He was a resident of Korbantila area under Sylhet Airport Police Station.
Ahmed Shahnur, cousin of the victim, said that Rumel was in critical condition. "My brother died around 7:30 pm while undergoing treatment at the hospital," he added.
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On September 5, nine people suffered burn injuries after a fire broke out following a generator explosion at the CNG filling station.
Seven of the injured were employees of the gas station. The other two were pedestrians.
Eyewitnesses said the generator at Biroti Filling Station suddenly exploded at around 7 pm last Tuesday, resulting in a fire.
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On information, firefighters rushed to the spot and doused the blaze after an hour of frantic effort.
The injured who suffered 15-40 percent burn, were first taken to Sylhet MAG Osmani Medical College Hospital and later transferred to Sheikh Hasina National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery.
Md Belal Hossain, senior station officer of the Sylhet Fire Service, said there was a lack of fire safety at the gas station. Initially, the explosion appeared to have been caused by the weakness of the gas valve.