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3 burnt in Tongi explosion from gas leakage
Greenwatch Desk
Accidents
2026-10-21, 1:32pm
Three members of a family suffer burn injuries in an explosion apparently from accumulated gas due to leak in gas pipeline at a house in Cherag Ali Market area of Tongi in Gazipur on Wednesday.
The injured were s LKal Chan, 65, Nasima, 50 and Tanisa, 16.
Dr Sultan Mahmud Shikdar, resident surgeon of the National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery, said a fire broke out from accumulated gas, leaving three people injured.
The injured were taken to the National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery around 7:30 am, reports UNB.
Among the injured, Lal Chan received 95 percent burn injuries while Nasima and Tanisha were injured with 85 percent burn, he said.