At least 10 people sustained burn injuries in gas cylinder explosions at a warehouse in Charpara area, on the border of Chandanaish and Satkania upazilas in Chattogram, early this morning.
According to the Fire Service and Civil Defence, the fire was reportedly triggered around 6:50am when a worker dropped a cigarette, setting off the powerful explosions.
The warehouse owner, Mahbubur Rahman, 45, was among the injured. The other victims are Md Saurabh Rahman, 25, Mohammad Liton, 28, Mohammad Yunus, 26, Mohammad Akib,17, Md Harun 29, Mohammad Idris, 30, Mohammad Kafil,22, Mohammad Riyaz,17, and Mohammad Saleh, 33.
All of the injured were rushed to the Burn and Plastic Surgery Unit of Chattogram Medical College Hospital (CMCH).
Contacted, Dr S Khaled, associate professor of the burn unit at CMCH, said all the 10 burn injured patients admitted to the ward were in a critical condition as their respiratory tracts were burnt.
Twenty percent to 70 percent of their bodies were burnt in the explosions.
Firefighters from the Chandanaish Fire Station battled the massive fire for more than two hours, finally bringing it under control around 9:00am.
Sub-Inspector Md Alauddin of the hospital's police camp said the warehouse contained over 300 gas cylinders. Authorities are still investigating the full extent of the damage, said the SI said.
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