4 burnt people die in Rangpur hospital

Four people, who were admitted to Rangpur Medical College Hospital with serious burn injuries, died at the hospital on Friday morning, reports UNB.

The deceased are Gita Rani, 25, a resident of Birganj upazila of Dinajpur, Afroza, 75, from Nilphamari district, Rumki, 27, a resident of Patgram upazila of Lalmonirhat district, and Makbul, 62, of Dinajpur.

Hospital sources said the four victims sustained burn injuries while warming themselves standing beside flame amid cold on 6 and 7 January.

Later, they were admitted to the burn unit of the hospital, said the hospital's assistant director Nur-E-Alam.