3 of a family injured in gas cylinder blast

Three members of a family sustained burn injuries as a cooking gas cylinder exploded at a house in Bipail area of Ashulia, on the outskirts of the capital early Saturday.

The injured are Akram, 35, his wife Lovely Begum, 25 and the couple’s eight-year-old son Md Ashik.

The injured were admitted to the burn unit of Dhaka Medical College Hospital, said DMCH police outpost in-charge Bacchu Mia.

The cylinder went off around 5:00am leaving the three injured, he added.

Quoting physicians, Bacchu said that Akram sustained 90 per cent injuries while his wife Lovely sustained 60 per cent injuries and Ashik 5 per cent.