Ashulia fire death toll rises to 3

Another victim of Ashulia fire succumbed to his injuries at the Burn Unit of Dhaka Medical College Hospital on Tuesday morning, taking the death toll to three, reports UNB.

The deceased is Abdur Rab, 28.

Abdur Rab who suffered 88 per cent burn injuries died at the hospital around 8:30am, said Sub-Inspector Bachchu Mia, in-charge of DMCH police outpost.

Earlier, two victims--Hasina Begum, 40, with 96 per cent burns and Arab Ali, 50, with 60 per cent burns--succumbed to their injuries early Saturday and Monday night respectively.

Five members of a family suffered burn injuries in a fire caused by leakage in gas pipeline of a two-storey building in Ashulia early Friday.