The death toll from the gas leak explosion in Turag’s Kamarpur area has risen to two, after another victim succumbed to his injuries on Tuesday.
Enayet, 32, passed away while undergoing treatment at the National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery.
Earlier, a 25-year-old expectant mother, Sonia Akter, succumbed to her injuries on Sunday.
Dr Shawon Bin Rahman, resident surgeon at the burn institute’s emergency department, said Enayet had suffered burns on 45 percent of his body and died while in intensive care.
The explosion occurred around 3:30am on Friday on the second floor of Abul Kalam’s Building, near Member Bari on Koborsthan Road in Uttara Sector-10, under Turag Police Station, leaving ten people critically burned.
The injured include Rubel, 30, his pregnant wife Sonia Akter, 25, their daughter Roza, 3, Sonia’s elder sister Ria, 27, Rubel’s cousin Enayet, 32, Enayet’s wife Delara, 28, their son Junayed, 10, Enayet’s younger brother Habib, 30, Enayet’s niece Ayesha, 19, and another individual named Rubel, 35.
According to Sajed Matubber, a relative, Rubel and Sonia lived on the second floor while Sajed resided on the fourth floor. Rubel works as a motorcycle ride-share driver, and Enayet had recently returned from Dubai.
he family originally hails from Shibchar Upazila, Madaripur.
Sajed said the family had come to visit Rubel’s apartment.
Around 3:30 am, a massive explosion occurred in the second-floor apartment, shattering walls on the first and second floors. All ten residents were severely burned and immediately rushed to hospital for treatment.
Authorities continue to investigate the cause of the gas leak that triggered the explosion.
