Four of a family burnt in Narayanganj kitchen gas fire

News Desk :
A couple and their two children have been burnt in a house fire at Rupganj in Narayanganj.
The victims are Zahid Hasan, 40, his wife Ruma Begum, 27, daughter Laboni Akhtar, 11, and son Md Yasin, 8. Laboni studies in Class 5 and Yasin in Class 2.
They were admitted to the Sheikh Hasina National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery in Dhaka after the incident on Saturday.
The victim family hails from Bhulta area of Gauchia in Rupganj. Ruma works as a housemaid while her husband is a job holder, reports news agencies.
Ruma said their one-room rented flat at Dohorgaon in Golakandail caught fire when she lit a matchstick to turn the stove on after waking up early in the morning.
Her husband and children also got burnt as they came hearing her screams.
Later, the neighbours rescued them and rushed them to the hospital after dousing the fire.
Abul Kashem, a neighbor of the family, said a huge explosion was heard from the house around 6:00am. It may occur due to the leakage of the gas cylinder in the morning.
Mahbubur Rahman, an inspector at Bhulta Police Outpost, said they suspect gas gathered in the house from leaks in the kitchen cylinder and caused the accident.
The local Fire Service and Civil Defence station said they were not informed about the incident.
Resident surgeon of Sheikh Hasina National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery Dr. SM Ayub Hossain said that four people including children came from Narayanganj in the morning. Among them, Zahid received 29 per cent burns, Ruma received 23 per cent burns, Labni received 22 per cent burns and Yasin received 10 percent burns.