A man was killed and two others suffered burn injuries in a fire following an explosion at a house at Bayezid Baluchara in Chattogram port city on Sunday.
The deceased was identified as Md Faruk alias Akash, 27.
The explosion occurred on the ground floor of the three-storey building around 10:30am, leaving three people, including a pedestrian injured, said Kamruzzaman, officer-in-charge of Bayezid Bostami police station.
The injured were taken to Chattogram Medical College and Hospital where Faruk succumbed to his injuries.
On information, a firefighting unit rushed to the spot and doused the flame.
The second floor of the building houses a mosque and a madrasa and the other floors were used as mess, said the OC.
Fire service sources said the fire might have broken out following a gas cylinder blast.
