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Wari fire death toll rises to 2

UNB . Dhaka
20 Jun 2023 17:50:59 | Update: 20 Jun 2023 18:09:41
Wari fire death toll rises to 2

Another victim of the fire incident from a gas line leak in Dhaka's Wari that injured five people on June 07 died on Tuesday. The death toll rose to two ever since the incident.

The deceased was identified as Anowar, 21, son of Nurul Islam of Rampur village in Kalmakanda upazila of Netrokona district.

Md Tariqul Islam, a resident surgeon of Sheikh Hasina National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery, said Anwar suffered 22 per cent burns from the incident and succumbed to his injuries.

On June 12, another victim Dhaka Power Distribution Company (DPDC) employee Md Sohel died at the same hospital.

The incident took place on Tipu Sultan Road in Wari around 2:30am on June 07.

The other injured were security guard Md Helal,40, who suffered a 10 per cent burn, Abdur Rashid, 65, who suffered a 7 per cent burn, and Mamun Builders' project inspector Mamun, who suffered a 50 per cent burn.

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