The death toll from the gas cylinder blast in Gazipur’s Kaliakair upazila went up to five, as two more burn victims died on Sunday morning while undergoing treatment at a Dhaka hospital, UNB reported.
The deceased are Ariful Islam, 38, son of Abdul Razzak of Rajshahi’s Bagha upazila, and Mahidul Khan, 25, son Sabed Khan of Sirajganj’s Shahjadpur upazila.
They were RMG workers, and used to live with their families in the area.
Dr Partha Shankar Pal, resident physician at Sheikh Hasina National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery, said the two men succumbed to their injuries while undergoing treatment at the institute around 6:45 am.
Earlier on Saturday night, three-year-old Taieyba, daughter of Sajal of Mymensingh’s Fulbaria upazila, died while undergoing treatment at the Burn Institute.
Her seven-year-old brother Tawhid is also being treated at the hospital.
At least 35 people, including women and children, sustained burn injuries after a gas cylinder exploded in Kaliakair on Wednesday evening.
Locals said a fire broke out from a gas cylinder at a house in Telir Chala area of Mouchak in Kaliakair around 6:00 pm on Wednesday. When the residents of the house threw it out on the road, the explosion occurred.
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