Health Minister Sardar Md Sakhawat Husain  and Disaster Management and Relief Minister Asadul Habib Dulu visited the National Burn and Plastic Surgery Institute on Tuesday morning to see victims of Chattogram and Cumilla fire incidents.

The ministers arrived at the institute in the morning where its Director Professor Dr Md Nasir Uddin briefed them on the condition of the patients and the ongoing treatment.

After the briefing the Health Minister told reporters that the best possible treatment would be provided to all injured patients.

Disaster Management and Relief Minister Asadul Habib Dulu said gas leak related accidents occur in different parts of the country every year.

He said the Ministries of Industries, Health, and Disaster Management and Relief will work together to bring expired gas cylinders under proper regulation.

The ministers will hold a joint meeting soon to decide on measures to reduce such accidents, he said.

Professor Dr Md Nasir Uddin said the institute had been informed earlier about the Chattogram incident and preparations were taken accordingly including deploying additional medical staff.

One woman died on the way from Chattogram while several patients are being treated in the ICU and HDU, he said.

Eight patients are currently receiving treatment under different categories.

Gas explosion in Chattogram claims third life

Three people died and six others were injured in a blast from gas leak at a residential building in Halishahar area of Chattogram city early Monday.

Besides, Four members a family including a woman and a child were burned in a gas cylinder explosion in Daudkandi of Cumilla early Tuesday.

The injured victims of the two incidents were shifted to the Burn Institute.