Fire from gas cylinder leak kills couple in Dhaka

A couple was burnt to death in a fire that broke out due to gas cylinder leak at Syednagar in Bhatara area of the city early Thursday.

The deceased were identified as Abdul Majid Shikdar, 70 and Taslima Begum, 50.

Md Rajon, sub-inspector of Bhatara Police Station, said local people saw fire in the house of the couple and informed firefighting units early in the Thursday.

On information, a firefighting unit and police rushed to the spot and recovered the charred bodies of the couple.

Police suspected that the fire might have originated from gas leaked from a cylinder in the kitchen.

A general diary was recorded with Bhatara Police in this connection.