Three of a family burn in Mirpur fire from leaked gas line

Three members of a family have suffered burn injuries in a fire at their home in Dhaka’s Mirpur.

Senior Correspondentbdnews24.com
Published : 24 April 2018, 08:58 PM
Updated : 24 April 2018, 08:58 PM

The victims of the fire that broke out in a flat on the ground floor of a five-storey building around 12:30am on Wednesday are a couple and their minor child, a Fire Service official said.    

Abdullah Al Arefin, a senior officer at Mirpur Fire Service Station, said the fire originated from a leak in the gas line that went along the building on road 3 in Section 11.5.

“The fire started when someone lit a cigarette,” Abdullah said.

He said the couple were admitted to Dhaka Medical College Hospital’s burns unit and the child to a local hospital, but could not give their details.