A fire broke out of a leaked cylinder stove killed 13-year-old Rana in near Ershadnagar in Tongi, Gazipur on Thursday morning.
Rana's father Monir Hossain, 40, and elder brother Rajib, 15 had sustained burn injuries in the incident.
Five shops including two houses were also burned down in the fire.
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Atiqur Rahman, senior station officer of Tongi Fire Service and Civil Defence Station, said leaking gas from a cylinder stove in Jamal Uddin’s was the source of the fire at 5:30am and it quickly spread through Jamal Uddin's house and five others shops.
Rana died on the spot in his sleep.
Fire fighting unit went there around 6:00 am, and managed to bring the fire under control within 1 hour.
The injured were rushed to into Tongi General Hospital and later shifted to Dhaka Medical College Hospital Burn Unit.
Thursday, June 04, 2026
