A 6-year-old boy and his 3-year-old sister succumbed to the severe burns received during a fire in their house while undergoing treatment at Sheikh Hasina Burn Unit in the capital on Thursday night, UNB reports.
Quoting physician, officer-in-charge of Sadar police station (investigation) Rajib Khan said the victims’ parents are in critical condition.
Mother Shanta Begum (27), with 55 per cent burns, and father Kawsar khan (36), with 60 per cent burns, are currently undergoing treatment at the Hospital.
Earlier, a fire broke out on the second floor of Joynal Mia’s four-storey building on Shah Cement Road in Char Muktarpur around 4:30 am on Thursday. Five people including the four members of a family sustained burn injuries.
Another injured Hritika Pal (4) was undergoing treatment at a local hospital.
Police suspected the fire might be caused by a gas leak, said the OC.
The incident was really tragic and the exact cause of the explosion is being investigated, said Munshiganj Sadar Upazila Nirbahi Officer Mohammad Hasib Sarkar.