Three of a family suffer burns in Dhaka’s Jatrabari

All of the victims had their respiratory tracts burnt and are in critical condition, says Dr Shawon Bin Rahman

Three members of a family have suffered burn injuries after a fire that sparked from a gas cylinder in the kitchen of a house in Dhaka’s Jatrabari.

The injured have been admitted to the National Burn and Plastic Surgery Institute in critical condition.

The fire broke out from a leak in the gas cylinder in the kitchen around 1am on Thursday, said Dr Shawon Bin Rahman, resident surgeon at the emergency department of the institute.

Ripon, 40, his wife Eti, 30, and their four-and-a-half-year-old daughter Rafia suffered burns in the fire. They were admitted to the hospital at 2am.

“Ripon has burns on 70 percent of his body and Eti has burns on 45 percent of her body. At least 90 percent of Rafia’s body has been burnt. All of them have burns on their respiratory tract. They are in a critical condition.”