A man was killed and five others were injured in a gas cylinder explosion while trying to douse a fire at a market in Faridpur’s Alfadanga upazila early today.
The deceased, Babul Molla, 35, a resident of Hariharnagar village under neighbouring Boalmari upazila. Father of four daughter, Babul earned his livelihood as a driver of a human haulier, locally known as nosimon.
The fire broke out at the market around 4:00am at Bhennatola Bazar, reducing five businesses to ashes.
Locals said the fire originated at a wholesale grocery shop at Bhennatola Bazar around 4:00am and quickly spread to adjacent stores, reducing five businesses to ashes.
Babul joined efforts to extinguish the blaze when a gas cylinder stored inside one of the shops exploded, leaving him critically injured. He was taken to Boalmari Upazila Health Complex, where doctors declared him dead.
Five others injured in the explosion were identified as Al-Amin, 27, Akidul Islam, 30, Jahangir Hossain, 35, Hossain Biswas, 12, and Labu Molla, 35. They are undergoing treatment at Faridpur Medical College Hospital.
Royal Ahmed, an officer of Boalmari Fire Service Station, said two units from Boalmari and Alfadanga brought the fire under control around 6:00am.
He added that they initially suspected an electrical short circuit may have triggered the fire. The exact cause and the extent of damage could be confirmed after investigation.
FP/MI
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