Gas cylinder explosion leaves 11 burnt in Ashulia

A total of 11 people, including women and children, were burnt as a gas cylinder exploded at Ashulia in Savar, Dhaka, on Friday (February 14) night.

The incident took place around 11 pm in the Gomail area of Ashulia, at the house of Amjad Byapari.

Those who sustained burn injuries are: Surja Banu, 55; Jahura Begum, 70; Md Monir Hossain, 43; Sohel, 38; Suman Mia, 30; Shiuli Akhter, 25; Sharmin, 25; Chamim Mahmud, 15; Mahadi, 7; Swayed, 4; and Suraha, 3.

According to local people, Suman lived on the second floor of the building with his two children. On the night of the incident, his brother Sohel came to visit Suman’s house with his family. They were preparing pitha (traditional cakes) when the gas cylinder exploded suddenly, igniting a fire. A total of 11 people, including women and children, were burnt in the explosion. Locals rescued the victims and rushed them to the Ashulia Women and Children Hospital. From there, they were transferred to the burn unit at Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH).

Sohel Rana, one of the injured, said, “I went to my brother Suman’s house to visit with my family on the occasion of holy Shab-e-Barat. While making pithas, the gas cylinder exploded suddenly, and fire engulfed the house instantly. Our entire family was burned in the fire.”