Five people suffered burn injuries in an explosion at a building in Bakolia area of Chattogram district on Saturday night. The victims are Pradeep Das, 52, Madhusadan Datt, 45, Jadu Biswash, 55, Pankaj Dey, 40 and Kishore Kumar Dey, 42. The explosion occurred from an unknown source at the flat of Pradeep Das at Bharapukur Par in the area around 8:45 pm after one person lit a cigarette lighter  in the hous, leaving five people injured, said Mohammad Ruhul Amin, officer-in-charge of Bakolia Police Station. Also read: 4 killed, 35 injured in Armanitola building fire Later, the victims were taken to Chattogram Medical College and Hospital. However, it is still not clear what caused the explosion. Also read: 5 dead in fire at India's Covid vaccine facility Dr. Rafique Uddin, Head of the burn unit of the hospital, said all the victims received 40-75 percent burn injuries.

One of the men, who suffered severe burns in an explosion in Chattogram's Double Mooring area, succumbed to his injuries on Sunday night.