Mother killed, children burnt in Badda fire

A woman has been killed and her children injured in a fire incident in Dhaka’s Badda area. Yasmin, 38, died when taken to Dhaka Medical College Hospital Sunday morning. Siddique Bazar Fire Station duty officer Farhad Hossain said: “Yasmin and her two children were burnt in the fire that broke out around 3:45am. “The fire originated from an electric short circuit at a furniture shop in Sona Katra area and soon engulfed the adjacent house which belongs to the family.” He said: “On information, four two units went to the spot and doused the blaze around 4:30am.”

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Eight-year-old Sanjida is being treated at DMCH along with her brother Amanullah alias Jishan |Mahmud Hossain Opu/Dhaka TribuneBadda police station Officer-in-Charge Quazi Wazed Ali told Dhaka Tribune Amanullah alias Jishan, 11, and his sister Sanjida, 8, are undergoing treatment at Burn and Plastic Surgery Unit of DMCH. Alanullah’s uncle Nur Alam said: “My brother Abbas Ali stays abroad. Yasmin lived in the house with her two children.” Burn and Plastic Surgery Unit Residential Sergeant Partha Shankar Paul said: “Amanullah sustained 30% burn injuries while Sanjida sustained 28% burn injuries in the fire.”