A man was killed and two others suffered burn injuries in a fire following an explosion at a house at Bayezid Balu chara in Chattogram port city on Sunday.
The deceased was identified as Md Faruk alias Akash, 27.
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The explosion occurred on the ground floor of the three-storey building around 10:30 am, leaving three people including a pedestrian injured, said Kamruzzaman, officer-in-charge of Bayezid Bostami Police Station.
The injured were taken to Chattogram Medical College and Hospital with 70 percent burn injuries where a victim died.
On information, a firefighting unit rushed to the spot and doused the flame.
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The second floor of the building houses a mosque and a madrasha and the other floors were used as mess, said the OC.
Fire service sources said the fire might have broken out flowing a gas cylinder blast.