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3 burnt in Tongi explosion from gas leakage

Greenwatch Desk Accidents 2026-10-21, 1:32pm

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Three members of a family suffer burn injuries in an explosion apparently from accumulated gas due to leak in gas pipeline at a house in Cherag Ali Market area of Tongi in Gazipur on Wednesday.


The injured were s LKal Chan, 65, Nasima, 50 and Tanisa, 16.

Dr Sultan Mahmud Shikdar, resident surgeon of the National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery, said a fire broke out from accumulated gas, leaving three people injured.

The injured were taken to the National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery around 7:30 am, reports UNB. 

Among the injured, Lal Chan received 95 percent burn injuries while Nasima and Tanisha were injured with 85 percent burn, he said.