A massive fire at Azahar Filling Station at Rahmatpur Bypass Road in Mymensingh Sadar killed two people and injured six others on Monday. One of the deceased has been identified as Himel, 30, son of Jamal Uddin from Kichmot village within the Mymensingh city corporation. No fire service station in 32 upazilas, says Home Adviser The injured were taken to Mymensingh Medical College Hospital for treatment, police said.  The fire reportedly broke out around 2:35 pm, following an explosion that occurred while gas was being unloaded from an LPG-carrying lorry at the filling station, according to Md. Mozammel Hossain, Deputy Director of Mymensingh Fire Service and Civil Defence. Seven firefighting units promptly responded to the emergency, managing to bring the flames under control by nearly 3:25 pm. Concern mounts as Chandpur lacks proper fire equipment amid violation of building code Following the incident, the Deputy Commissioner constituted a three-member committee tasked with investigating the cause of the explosion.  The committee was instructed to submit its report within three working days.

The death toll from the Gazipur filling station fire rose to two with the death of another victim at Dhaka Medical College and Hospital (DMCH) early Monday. The deceased was identified as covered van driver Parvez, 33, of Chandpur district. Parvez, who sustained 86 percent burns, breathed his last at Sheikh Hasina National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery of DMCH around 6:30 am, said the hospital’s police outpost in-charge Md Bacchu Mia. On October 13, the fire broke out in a cylinder-laden van while refuelling gas at Wahed Ali Filling Station in Gazipur’s Borobari area and then spread, leaving seven people injured. The seven people who sustained burn injuries in the fire were all standing nearby. They were first taken to Tahirunnesa Memorial Medical College Hospital (TMMC) and five of them were shifted to DMCH in a critical condition. Among them, Mithu, 26, succumbed to his injuries on Friday. The other injured undergoing treatment at DMCH are Al Amin, 25, Anwar, 30, and Sirajul Islam, 28.

One of the seven victims of the Gazipur filling station fire died at Dhaka Medical College and Hospital (DMCH) early Friday. The deceased was identified as Mithu, 26, a resident of Moulvibazar district. Mithu, who sustained 100% burns, breathed his last at Sheikh Hasina National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery of DMCH at 8am, said the hospital’s police outpost in-charge Md Bacchu Mia. On Thursday evening, the fire was triggered by an explosion that occurred in a cylinder-laden van while refuelling gas at Wahed Ali Filling Station in Gazipur’s Borobari area.  Three firefighting units brought the blaze under control around 8pm, said Iqbal Hossain, senior station officer of Tongi Fire Service and Civil Defense. The seven people who sustained burn injuries in the fire were all standing nearby. They were rushed to Tahirunnesa Memorial Medical College Hospital (TMMCH). Mainul Islam, a resident doctor at TMMCH, said that five of the injured were shifted to DMCH in a critical condition. The other injured undergoing treatment at DMCH are Al Amin, 25, Anwar, 30, Sirajul Islam, 28, and Parvez, 33.

A petrol pump operator was set on fire early Tuesday allegedly by a fellow worker in Salauddin Filling Station at Shyampur of the city.