20 burned in Chattogram microbus cylinder blast

Published : 26 Jun 2019, 11:15

Sahos Desk

Some 20 people including women and children were burned in the gas cylinder blast of a microbus as a covered van hit the vehicle at Patiya of Chattogram. All  the victims are residents of Satkania upazila of Chattogram.

As many as 17 of them were admitted in a critical condition to the burn unit of Chattogram Medical College Hospital.

The accident took place in front of PTI Training Centre in Patiya municipality.

Assistant registrar of burn unit of the hospital, Narayan Dhar said the injured people were brought to the hospital at around 11:30pm on Tuesday.

A total of 17 people including children were admitted, he said adding 25 per cent of the bodies of the victims were burnt.

According to several eye witnesses, some people were returning home after seeing off an expatriate at Chattogram Airport. Locals and fire service men rescued the injured and sent to Patiya hospital. Later, 17 of them were shifted to Chattogram Medical College Hospital.

Source: Prothom Alo

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