30 hurt in Cumilla gas cylinder blast

At least 30 people suffered injuries as a gas cylinder used to inflate balloons exploded at Biruli village in Cumilla on Thursday, reports UNB.

The incident occurred around 5:00pm when Anwar Hossain, a balloon vendor, was inflating balloons using the gas cylinder to sale those at neighboring village Mogra, said witnesses.

Anwar and some children sustained injuries, said Faruq Hossain, officer in charge of Nangalkot police station.

The injured were taken to Nangalkot Upazila Health Complex and Cumilla Medical College Hospital, he said.

Cumilla Medical Hospital authorities said until 9:00pm 19 injured people were admitted and of them four including children were in critical condition.