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Four burnt in old Dhaka explosion

News Desk Accidents 2022-06-25, 2:24pm

Four persons sustained burn injuries in an explosion in old Dhaka's Aga Sadek Road early Saturday.



Four persons sustained burn injuries in an explosion in old Dhaka's Aga Sadek Road early Saturday.
Injured Imran, 31, Shahajadi, 24, Israfil, 60, and Salema Begum, 48, are currently undergoing treatment at Sheikh Hasina National Institute Of Burn And Plastic Surgery.
Fire Service media wing acting officer Shahjahan Sarder said the explosion happened at the ground floor in between a third-storey and a fourth-storey buildings at an early hours.
Three walls collapsed partly after the explosion.
Getting information around 4:30 am, Fire fighters rushed to the spot and rescued the victims.
The reason behind the explosion could not be known, Shahjahan Sarder said.