Dhaka: Seven laborers sustained burn injuries in a gas explosion today while they were cleaning the oil tank of a petrol pump in the capital’s Mohakhali. The incident occurred around 12:10 pm, according to police and hospital sources.
According to Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha, the burn victims were rescued and taken to the National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery this afternoon for treatment around 2 pm, as confirmed by Dr. Shawon Bin Rahman, the Resident Surgeon at the NIBPS. He stated that two of the injured are in critical condition, having suffered 32 to 35 percent burns.
The injured individuals have been identified as Swapan Molla (21), Md Kabir (20), Khairul Islam (28), Md Robel (30), Masudur Rahman (44), Alamgir Hossain (41), and Sajeeb (38). Jahangir Alam, the brother of victim Alamgir, mentioned that all the injured worked as laborers for a company. They were cleaning the oil tank at the petrol pump in Mohakhali under the jurisdiction of Gulshan Police Station when the explosion occurred.