Four members of a family sustained burn injuries after a fire broke out at their home in Gazipur Sadar early Friday.
The injured were taken to the National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery in Dhaka around 10am for treatment.
The victims were identified as Malsin Pradhan, 30, his wife Selina Akter, 25, and their two children, Sohad, 4, and Sayan, 5.
According to preliminary information, family members first noticed a fire on a sofa inside the house in the early hours of Friday. The flames later spread to the wooden ceiling, setting two motorcycles parked on the balcony on fire before engulfing the entire house.
The cause of the fire has yet to be determined.
The injured were initially taken to Shaheed Tajuddin Ahmad Medical College Hospital in Gazipur. They were later referred to the National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery in Dhaka for advanced treatment.
Sultan Mahmud Shikder, a resident physician at the institute’s emergency department, said Selina had suffered burns to 40 per cent of her body, while Sayan had burns to 12 per cent, Sohad to 2per cent and Malsin to 1 per cent.
The mother and her elder son have been admitted to the institute, while the other two family members are under observation.
