Mother of four dies in fire caused by gas cylinder leakage

A woman died in a fire triggered by a gas cylinder leakage in Dhaka’s South Keraniganj Saturday afternoon.

The deceased was identified as Shabana (40), a mother of four.

Nobi Hossain, assistant sub inspector of South Keraniganj police station, said that Shabana was home alone when the fire broke out.

A neighbour spotted the incident from an adjacent window and immediately informed others.

By the time they broke into the house, she was already burnt to death.

When contacted, Abul Kalam Azad, the Officer-in charge of the same police station said that the body was handed over to Shahidul Islam, the brother of the victim without an autopsy as there were no official complaints from the family.