4 of a family burned in Hazaribagh ‘gas leak’ fire

Four members of a family including a woman and a child were burned when a fire broke out apparently from a gas leak at their rented house in Hazaribagh  area early Monday.

The victims are Sheikh Roman, 35, his wife Pinky Akter, 32, their three-year-old son Mayan, and Roman’s brother-in-law Apu, 23.

The family was living on the ground floor of a  building at East Rayar Bazar under Hazaribagh.

Md Mamun, who brought the victims to National Burn and Plastic Surgery Institute, said the fire broke out following an explosion in the house.

Local residents rescued the victims and took them to the hospital, reports UNB. 

Assistant Professor Dr. Shaon Bin Rahman, a resident doctor at the National Burn and Plastic Surgery Institute, said Roman suffered burns over 25% of his body, Pinky Akter over 75%, Mayan 24%, and Apu 7%.

Two of the victims have been placed in the High Dependency Unit (HDU).

All four are in critical condition, he added.