4 of a family burned in Hazaribagh fire
Roman suffered burns over 25% of his body, Pinky Akter over 75%, Mayan 24%, and Apu 7%.
Four members of a family, including a woman and a child, were burned when a fire broke out, apparently from a gas leak at their rented house in the Hazaribagh area early today (23 February).
The victims are Sheikh Roman, 35, his wife Pinky Akter, 32, their three-year-old son Mayan, and Roman's brother-in-law Apu, 23.
The family was living on the ground floor of a building at East Rayar Bazar under Hazaribagh.
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Md Mamun, who brought the victims to the National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery (NIBPS), said the fire broke out following an explosion in the house.
Local residents rescued the victims and took them to the hospital.
Assistant Professor Dr Shaon Bin Rahman, a resident doctor at the NIBPS, said Roman suffered burns over 25% of his body, Pinky Akter over 75%, Mayan 24%, and Apu 7%.
Two of the victims have been placed in the High Dependency Unit (HDU). All four are in critical condition, he added.
