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3 suffer burn injuries in Mirpur blast from gas pipeline leak

Greenwatch Desk Accidents 2026-06-06, 3:02pm

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Three people suffered burn injuries in an explosion apparently from accumulated gas due to leak in gas pipeline at a house at Paikpara in Mirpur area of the capital early Saturday.


The injured were identified as Miraz, 26, Sujon, 24 and Biplab, 24.

Dr Shaown Bin Rahman, resident surgeon of the National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery, said the explosion occurred around 4:30 am when lighting a cigarette, leaving three young men injured, reports UNB.

Among them, Miraz received 15 percent burn injuries while Sujon and Biplab were admitted with 24 percent and 10 percent burn injuries, respectively at the hospital, he said.