A gas explosion at a CNG filling station in Mymensingh city's Rohmotpur area on Monday afternoon killed two people and injured seven others, reports The Daily Star.
Md Shafiqul Islam Khan, the officer-in-charge of Kotwali Police Station, stated that the deceased were Himel Mia, 26, a private car driver, and Abdul Quddus, 85, a local resident.
The explosion, reportedly caused by a gas leak in a supply pipe, occurred when a private car was refuelling at Azhar Filling Station and Intraco CNG Gas Pump on the Rohmotpur bypass around 3:00pm, said OC Shafiqul, quoting locals.
Six firefighting units brought the fire under control after around 30 minutes.
The injured were admitted to hospitals.
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