A six-year-old boy and his three-year-old sister have succumbed to the severe burns they suffered when their house caught fire in Munshiganj.
The duo died on Thursday night while undergoing treatment at Sheikh Hasina National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery in Dhaka.
Quoting doctor, Munshiganj Sadar police station Officer-in-Charge (investigation) Rajib Khan said the victims’ parents — Kawsar Khan, 36, and Shanta Begum, 27 — are in critical condition.
Kawsar with 60 per cent burns and Shanta with 55 per cent burns, are currently undergoing treatment at the institute.
Earlier, a fire broke out on the second floor of Joynal Mia's four-storey building on Shah Cement Road in Char Muktarpur of Munshiganj around 4:30am on Thursday.
Five people, including the four-member family, were burnt while sleeping.
Hritika Pal, a four-year-old baby, was also undergoing treatment at a local hospital.
Primarily it was thought that the fire was caused by a gas explosion resulting from a leak in the room, said the OC.
“The incident was really tragic and the exact cause of the explosion is being investigated,” said Sadar Upazila Nirbahi Officer Mohammad Hasib Sarkar.
