Teenager killed in Ctg gas cylinder blast

A mentally challenged youth was killed as a fire broke out following a gas cylinder blast in Chittagong's Dakkhin Sonaichari Gamaritola area of Sitakunda on Monday morning.

The deceased was identified as Mohammad Ibrahim, 16, son of Harunur Rashid of Nizampur College area in Mirsharai upazila.

Abdullah Al Harun, senior station officer of Kumira Fire Service, said that the fire broke out when the gas cylinder went off around 10:30am. The fire gutted eight houses in the area.

On information, two fire-fighting vehicles rushed in and doused the flame.

Later, the fire-fighting men recovered the charred body of Ibrahim from his house.