NN Online:
In various incidents across the capital on Tuesday night, five individuals, including three children, suffered burn injuries while celebrating the New Year.
The victims were identified as Farhan, 8, Tassin, 3, Sifan Malik, 12, Santa, 45, and Sumat, 20.
The incident took place on Tuesday night, said Dr Shaon Bin Rahman, resident medical officer at the National Burn and Plastic Surgery Institute.
Among them, Farhan was admitted to National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery with 15 percent burn injuries while the others received first aid at the hospital, he said.
Meanwhile, two incidents of fire were reported in Mirpur-11 and Dhanmondi areas on Tuesday night.
Fire Service Headquarters Control Room Duty Officer Rozina Islam on Wednesday said, “We received news on Tuesday night that a fire broke out at a dustbin in Mirpur-11. Later, when two units of the Fire Service rushed to the spot, we were informed that the fire was extinguished.
The second incident of fire was reported around 12:53am which broke out at a shop near the LabAid Hospital in Dhanmondi.
Two fire service units went to the spot and doused the flame, she said.
Despite the ban on fireworks on New Year’s Eve, people were seen celebrating with fireworks and crackers in different parts of the capital.
