An explosion occurred due to leakage of gas main line on the road in Kanchpur, Narayanganj. Seven workers were burnt in this. Two of them are out of danger, while the remaining five have been admitted to the National Burn and Plastic Surgery Institute in critical condition.
The incident took place in front of Sonapur Lovely Cinema Hall in Kanchpur, Sonargaon Upazila at around 11 pm on Monday (November 11).
The burnt victims are Joy (20), Md. Jahangir Alam (45), Md. Sultan (24), Raju, Mizan (38), Ripon (38), Md. Shahjalal.
Eyewitnesses said that on Monday night, the workers were working on installing a street tap in front of Sonapur Lovely Cinema Hall in Kanchpur. At that time, when they went to do welding work there, an explosion occurred due to leakage of gas main line nearby. Seven workers were burnt in this.