At least 18 people have been injured in a huge explosion that destroyed two restaurants in Gazipur’s Board Bazar area, according to a fire service official.
Published : 08 Sep 2019, 12:53 PM
The blast occurred on the premises of the adjoined Banglar Radhuni and Tripti restaurants along the Dhaka-Mymensingh Highway around 2am on Sunday, said Gazipur Fire Service Deputy Director Abdullah Al Mamun.
The injured are all staffers of the two restaurants. They have been sent to Dhaka Medical College Hospital for treatment.
The two restaurants are located on the ground floor of two adjacent three- and four- storey buildings, said Gacha Police Station OC Ismail Hossain. A sewerage line passes through the restaurants, he added.
The entire area was rocked by the explosion, said a local resident. The blast originated in Banglar Radhuni Restaurant, he speculated.
Three units of Tongi Fire Service rushed to the spot on receiving the news.
“We went to the spot after being informed of the explosion and fire. The walls of the hotels have collapsed, the plasters have come off but the fire did not spread,” said Md Zakaria Khan, senior station officer of Gazipur fire station.