Sun News Desk : Six members of a family were burnt after gas line leackage in Naryanganj's Siddhirganj on Wednesday night.

Read more : Czech PM greets Sheikh Hasina

The injured are Shukhi Akter, 33, her daughter Sadia Akter, 10, her sister Jannati Akter, 18, brother Arif Hawlaer, 21, cousin Rahima Akhter, 32; and Rahima's daughter Writu Akter, 13.

One injured named Rony Hawlader said that some relatives of Shukhi Akhter, who gave birth to a child 16 to 17 days ago, came to her house at Baghpara area to see her newly-born baby. Suddenly, around 10pm, their tin-shed house caught fire.

Read more : Cold wave may abate

He also said the fire might have caused from gas line or mosquito coil. It is not clear yet.

Toriqul Islam, resident doctor of the burn unit, said the relatives of the injured took them to the hospital. One Rahima has been kept at the ICU.

Sun News/MR

family Six gas leackage Naryanganj's Siddhirganj

Copyright © Sunnews24x7

Tweet

Five burnt in gas explosion

Death toll rises to 14