Two die as house catches fire in Rajbari

Two persons, including a nine-year-old girl, were burnt to death in a fire that broke out at their house in Goalundo upazila of Rajbari on Sunday night, UNB reports.

The deceased were identified as Boro Bibi, 90, and Tasmia Aktar, residents of the upazila.

The fire broke out at their tin-shed house in Beparipara village around  9:00 pm following gas cylinder blast while Boro Bibi and Tasmia were asleep, said Swapan Kumar Majumder, officer-in-charge (OC) of Goalanda Ghat police station.

On information, a team of Goalanda fire service doused the fire after an hour, said leader of Goalanda fire station Sabekul Islam.

The fire fighters also recovered two charred bodies from the house, he added.