Three members of the same family, including a woman, were seriously injured in a fire caused by a gas leak from an air conditioner in their home in the Narinda area of the capital early Friday morning.
The victims were identified as Moktar Bepari, 55, Selina Akhter, 45, and Mohammad Selim, 33.
Assistant Professor Dr. Shaon Bin Rahman, resident physician at the National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery, said the three were brought to the hospital at around 1:00am with burn injuries.
Moktar Bepari suffered burns over 22 percent of his body, Selina Akhter 20 percent, and Mohammad Selim 100 percent. Selim’s condition is critical.
Local sources said several AC gas cylinders were stored in the house, which is part of a five-storey building. The explosion occurred on the second floor, causing a wall to collapse and a tin sheet to fall.
Residents later recovered multiple AC gas cylinders from the building.