Two people have been injured in a gas-cylinder blast while pouring it into balloons for selling at Joyoshri under Wazirpur upazila of Barisal on Saturday morning.
The victims were identified as gas-balloon-seller Abul Hashem, 50, and Abu Sayeed, 22, from Churamonkathi of Jessore district, said Nurul Islam, Wazirpur police station officer-in-charge.
The victims were recovered from the spot and sent to Barisal Sher-E-Bangla Medical College Hospital (SBMCH), the OC added.
Quoting witnesses, police said the gas cylinder blasted after becoming extremely heated for over-use and water threw on it to cool.
Of the injured, Abul Hashem’s condition was severe and critical, said Abul Kalam, ward master of SBMCH.