Gazipur filling station fire: One succumbs to burn injuries

One of the seven victims of the Gazipur filling station fire died at Dhaka Medical College and Hospital (DMCH) on early Friday, reports news agency UNB.

The deceased was identified as Mithu, 26, a resident of Moulvibazar district.

Mithu, who sustained 100 per cent burn injuries, breathed his last at 8:00am at the Sheikh Hasina National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery of DMCH, said the hospital’s police outpost in-charge Mohammad Bacchu Mia.

On Thursday evening, the fire was triggered by an explosion that occurred in a cylinder-laden van while refueling gas at Wahed Ali Filling Station in Gazipur’s Borobari area.

Three firefighting units brought the blaze under control around 8:00pm, said Iqbal Hossain, senior station officer of Tongi Fire Service and Civil Defense.

The seven people who sustained burn injuries in the fire were all standing nearby. They were rushed to Tahirunnesa Memorial Medical College Hospital (TMMCH).

Mainul Islam, a resident doctor at TMMCH, said that five of the injured were shifted to DMCH in critical condition.

The other injured undergoing treatment at the DMCH are Al Amin (25), Anwar (30), Sirajul Islam (28) and Parvez (33).