Uttarkhan fire death toll rises to six

Uttarkhan fire death toll rises to six

Dhaka, Oct 21 (Just News): A minor boy, who along with seven others suffered burn injuries in a fire incident in the city's Uttarkhan area on October 13, succumbed to his injuries at Dhaka Medical College and Hospital on Saturday night, taking the death toll to six.

The deceased was identified as Sagor, 12.

Sub-inspector Bacchu Mia, in-charge of the DMCH police camp, said Sagor died at the burn unit of the hospital at night.

The fire broke out at their ground-floor flat in a two-storey building around 4:00am on October 13 following a leakage in the gas pipeline, leaving eight inmates injured.

Most of the victims were garment workers and one of them was a rickshaw puller.

The injured were taken to the DMCH where Azizul and his wife Muslima, Purnima, Sufia, Dablu Mollah died earlier.

 

(Justnews/ys/1310hr)