Four more burn victims of the Gazipur fire succumbed to their injuries at Sheikh Hasina National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery on Monday, raising the death toll to 10. 

The deceased were identified as Solaiman, 10, Rabbi, 11, Zahirul and Motaleb.

Tarikul Islam, the resident surgeon of the institute, confirmed the matter.

Earlier, six victims died at the institute.

On Wednesday, a cooking gas cylinder caught fire at a residence in the Mouchak area of Kaliakair Upazila, Gazipur.

When the residents of the house threw the cylinder out on the road, it exploded, leaving 35 people, mostly pedestrians, seriously injured.

BDST: 1333 HRS, MAR 18, 2024
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