5 of a family burnt in Dhaka fire

Dhaka, Bangladesh (BBN)-Five members of a family sustained burn injuries when a fire raged through a house in Kafrul of Dhaka on Monday.

The victims, a couple and their three children, were asleep when the fire broke out.

The fire originated at a tin-shed house of South Ibrahimpur after an explosion supposedly occurred following a short circuit around 2:30am, police suspected.

Five members of the family sustained burn injuries in the fire and they have been undergoing treatment at the burn unit of Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH).

BBN/ANS/AD-23June14-5:00pm (BST)

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