Five people were burned when a CNG-run autorickshaw's gas cylinder exploded at the main gate of Daudkandi Upazila Health Complex in Cumilla. The incident took place last Tuesday night around 11 PM. Following the explosion, the autorickshaw caught fire and was completely burnt, leaving the driver and five passengers injured.
The injured are five-year-old child Munia, Md. Billal Hossain (80), Yasmin (30), autorickshaw driver Alam (40), and Ayesha Begum (60). All of them hail from the Sachar area of Kachua upazila in Chandpur. Two of the burn victims were sent to the National Burn Institute for advanced treatment.
According to the emergency department of the upazila health complex, relatives had brought the sick child Munia to the Daudkandi Upazila Health Complex from Kachua for treatment on Tuesday. The accident occurred at the main gate of the health complex while they were returning home in the autorickshaw after treatment.
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