Child killed, 6 sustain burn injuries in gas cylinder blast

A child was killed and six people sustained burn injuries in a gas cylinder explosion at Dhalpur in Jatrabari, Dhaka on Friday, reports UNB.

The identities of the victims could not be known immediately.

The gas cylinder went off in a house leaving the child dead on the spot and six others injured around 7:00am, said sub-inspector Bacchu Mia, in-charge of Dhaka Medical College Hospital police camp.

Later they were taken to the burn unit of Dhaka Medical College Hospital around 8:30am.