Death toll rises to four

The death toll from the fire at a filling station in Bheramara upazila of Kushtia rose to four with the death of another at a hospital in the capital on Thursday.

The deceased was identified as Rimon, 14, a worker of the filling station and a resident of Daulatpur upazila.

Rimon, who sustained 78 percent burn injuries during the fire incident at the filling station, died at Sheikh Hasina National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery in the early hours of Thursday, said officer-in-charge of Bheramara Police Station Mojibur Rahman.

On Sunday, another worker Rajib succumbed to his injuries at the hospital.

Currently, worker Md Bidyut Hossain, 25, is undergoing treatment at the hospital with 17 percent burn injuries.