Five people suffered burn injuries in a fire that originated from a gas line leakage in the Wari area of Dhaka early Wednesday.
The injured – Helal, Mamun, Rashid, Sohel and Enamul – were admitted to Sheikh Hasina National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery.
Inspector Md Bacchu Miah, in-charge of Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) police outpost, confirmed the matter.
The fire originated around 2:25am when a group of workers was repairing a gas pipeline on Tipu Sultan Road.
On receiving the information, six firefighting units rushed to the spot and doused the fire after three hours of frantic efforts, said Ershad Hossain, duty officer of the fire service control room.
The fire also damaged a multi-storey building there.