12 suffer burn injuries in Narayanganj blast

Twelve people suffered burn injuries in an explosion apparently caused by gas leakage in the canteen of a power plant in Sonargaon upazila of Narayanganj today (13 May).

The victims were identified as Nazmul Sheikh, 40, Saiful Islam, 30, Ramijul, 45, Amir, 25, Shankar, 25, Kawsar, 30, Tuhin Sheikh, 30, Monir Hossain, 45, Al Amin, 40, Osman Gani, 30, Supravat Ghosh, 42, and Badrul Haider, 50.

They were taken to the National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery for treatment.

Dr Shawon Bin Rahman, resident surgeon at the National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery, said the explosion occurred at around 1:45pm in the canteen of the power plant near Meghna ghat.

Preliminary reports suggest that the explosion may have been caused by a gas line leak in the canteen.