Cylinder explosion
Narayanganj fire: 2 burn victims die at DMCH
Two people, who sustained burn injuries in a gas cylinder explosion of a vehicle in Fatulla of Narayanganj district, died at the burn unit of Dhaka Medical College and Hospital (DMCH) on Monday.
The deceased were identified as Alam Hossain, 40, and Judge Mia, 50.
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Inspector Bachchu Mia, in-charge of DMCH police camp, said Alam received 100% burn injuries and died at the hospital around 12:30 am while Judge Mia with 80% burn injuries died around 8:30 am.
Earlier on Sunday, ten people, including a child, suffered burn injuries when a gas cylinder of a vehicle exploded at Aliganj in Fatulla of Narayanganj.
The incident occurred around 9 am when a gas cylinder of a vehicle exploded following a cigarette fire as some workers were repairing the vehicle behind a tin-shed house of Abdul Baten in Beparipara area of Fatullah's Aliganj, said Abdullah Al Arefin, deputy assistant director of Narayanganj Fire Service and Civil Defense, quoting locals.
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Among the injured, six were admitted to Sheikh Hasina National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery of Dhaka Medical College and Hospital.
2 years ago
3 injured in oxygen cylinder explosion in Bagerhat
Three persons sustained burn injuries after an oxygen cylinder exploded in an ambulance near Rayendanmasua ferry ghat in Sharankhola upazila of Bagerhat district on Friday night.
The victims have been identified as Al Mamun, 30, the owner of the ambulance, Milon Khan, 32, its driver, and Shimul, 30, an assistant.
The explosion occurred when one of the victims was removing the oxygen mask of a patient, sources said.
Fortunately, the patient escaped unhurt.
The injured were taken to Sharankhola Upazila Health Complex and later shifted to Khulna Medical College and Hospital for better treatment, said Dr Farida Yeasmin, a doctor.
The victims sustained burn injuries in their hands and other parts of the body, she said.
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2 years ago
Munshiganj fire: 28-yr-old woman dies of burn injuries
Another Munshiganj cylinder explosion victim has succumbed to her injuries at Dhaka Medical College and Hospital (DMCH), officials said on Thursday.
Shanta Begum, 28, wife of Kawsar Khan of Char Muktarpur in Sadar upazila, passed away at the hospital's Sheikh Hasina National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery around 2 30 am, after battling for her life for a week, Inspector Bachchu Mia, in-charge of DMCH police outpost, said.
Read:Munshiganj: 4 of family injured in cylinder blast
Shanta’s husband Kawsar died on December 4 while their two children -- Yeasmin, 6, and Fatema, 3 -- passed away on December 2 at a local hospital.
All the four family members and another person -- a neighbour -- sustained burn injuries in a fire triggered by the cooking gas cylinder blast in their house in the Char Muktarpur area of Munshiganj's Sadar upazila in the early hours of December 2.
The neighbour, Hritika Pal, is currently undergoing treatment at a local hospital.
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For over eight years, Kawsar, a welder by profession, had been staying in Munshiganj with his family.
Sadar Police Station OC Rajib Khan had said, "Prima facie, it seemed to be a cooking gas cylinder explosion. But a CID team is investigating the case."
3 years ago
Gas cylinder explosion: 3, including 2 children, killed in Moheshkhali
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Man killed as gas cylinder explodes in Barguna ice factory
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3 years ago
Father, son hurt in Pabna cylinder blast die at DMCH
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5 injured in Bogura gas cylinder explosion
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3 burnt in Chattogram cylinder blast
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Two killed in Noakhali gas cylinder blast
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