The death toll from the Gazipur filling station fire rose to two as another victim died at Dhaka Medical College and Hospital (DMCH) early Monday.
The deceased was identified as covered van driver Md Parvez, 30, of Chandpur district.
Parvez, who sustained 86% burns, breathed his last at Sheikh Hasina National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery of DMCH around 6:30am, said the hospital’s resident surgeon SM Ayub Hossain.
The body has been kept at the hospital’s morgue for autopsy, said DMCH police outpost In-Charge Md Bacchu Mia.
On October 13, a fire broke out in a cylinder-laden van while refueling gas at Wahed Ali Filling Station in Gazipur’s Borobari area and then spread, leaving seven people injured.
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The injured were rushed to Tairunnessa Memorial Medical College and Hospital, but were later referred to Sheikh Hasina National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery for better treatment.
Among them, Mithu, 26, succumbed to his injuries on Friday.
The other injured undergoing treatment at DMCH are Al Amin, 25, Anwar, 30, and Sirajul Islam, 28.