2 elderly women die after sustaining burn injuries

Two elderly women, who sustained burns while warming in fire in separate incidents, died at Rangpur Medical College Hospital (RMCH) on Thursday, reports UNB.

The deceased were identified as Arefa Begum, 90, from Kotarpara and Monwara, 45, from Alamnagar in Rangpur.

MA Hamid, head of the burn and plastic surgery department of the hospital, said both victims were hospitalised on 4 January.

“They suffered 80 per cent burns while warming themselves in fire in their houses,” he said.

Both the victims succumbed to their injuries in the morning, Hamid said.