At least 19 people were burned in a gas balloon explosion in Tongi, Gazipur on Monday.
The incident happened in the afternoon at Tongi Bazar.
The victims were taken to the National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery. Bin Rahman, resident surgeon at the institute, said: “The patients who have come to us are being treated in the emergency department.”
The injured are Ramzan (18), Rafi (12), Bijoy (16), Tasin (18), Siam (16), Minhaj (17), Anik (24), Hasu (38), Hasnat (18), Hasnat (22), Rubel (34), Alamin (21), Rabbi (12), Rubel (34), Hriday (18), Shawon (20), Imam (14), Nirjon (22), and Maruf (22).
According to locals, gas balloons had been stored in a room at Tongi Bazar for a BNP rally. A few people went there to take them out before the rally started. The explosion occurred while removing them from the room. As a result, 19 people were burned.
