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Death toll from Kushtia filling station fire rises to 3

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The death toll from the fire at a filling station in Bheramara upazila of Kushtia rose to three with the death of another at a hospital in the capital on Sunday.

The deceased was identified as Rajib, a worker of the filling station at Mahishadoba and son of Razzak of Daulatpur upazila.

Rajib, who sustained burn injuries during a fire at the filling station, died at Sheikh Hasina National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery around 12 pm, said officer-in-charge of Bheramara Police Station Majibur Rahman.

Also read: Kushtia filling station fire kills two

On Friday, a fire broke out at Dafadar Filling Station in Mahishdoba area around 8 pm while unloading fuel from an oil tanker.

Two workersโ€”Shahajul, son of Shahajuddin and Bijoy, son of Touhidul Islam of Digholkandi village in Bheramara upazilaโ€”died on the spot while three people sustained burn injuries.

The injured were taken to Bheramara upazila health complex where the doctors referred Rajib to a Dhaka hospital.

Source: United News of Bangladesh