Woman killed in house fire

A woman has been killed in a fire that broke out at their house at Rainkhola of Mirpur in the capital.

The deceased was identified as Shahida Begum, 32, wife of Tajul Islam.

The fire originated from a mosquito coil around 2:15am on Tuesday, said Shahida’s sister Nurunnahar.

She was rushed to the burn unit of Dhaka Medical College Hospital where Shahida died at 7:30am.

The deceased sustained 90% burn injuries, said Nurunnahar.