Three siblings have received burns in a fire caused by a leak in gas pipeline at a house in the capital's Dakhkhin Keraniganj early Thursday.
The injured are-- Shahin, 26, son of Hossain Sheikh, and his two sisters -- Taslima, 16, and Aasia, 15.
They have been admitted to the Burn and Plastic Surgery Unit of Dhaka Medical College and Hospital. Shahin received 30% burns while Aasia 45% and Taslima 30%.
Quoting locals, the police said the fire broke out at Par Gendaria Sarkarbari around 5:30am when Aasia went to turn on gas stove for cooking, leaving her injured.
Shahin and Taslima were suffered burn injuries while trying to rescue Aasia.
South Keranjganj police station Officer-in-Charge Jamal Uddin confirmed the news to the Dhaka Tribune.