20230607 6 people burnt in Wari gas pipeline fire
Bangladesh Jun 07 2023 “Other”
Dead : dead 0 or unknown Burnout : 0 or unknown Injured : injured 1 to 9
6 people burnt in Wari gas pipeline fire
Updated: 2023-06-07
At least six people have suffered burns in a gas pipeline fire in Dhaka’s Wari during repair work.
The fire broke out at around 2:30 am on Wednesday when pipeline repair work was ongoing on Tipu Sultan Road, according to the Fire Service and Civil Defence.
The injured were admitted to the Sheikh Hasina National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery. Most of the injured were pipeline repairmen.
Sohel, one of the injured, is now in critical condition, Bachchu Mia, chief of Dhaka Medical College Police Outpost, said citing a doctor. Burns covered 80 percent of his body.
Five units of firefighters brought the flames under control at around 5:30 am, said Ershad Hossain of the Fire Service Control Room.
Web Source: BDNews24