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Conditon of 10 burnt victims at SHNIBPS is critical

Conditon of 10 burnt victims at SHNIBPS is critical
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The condition of the 10 victims, who were injured severely in an explosion at the building in the Gulistan area on Tuesday afternoon, is critical.

All of them are now at Sheikh Hasina National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery (SHNIBPS), its chief national coordinator Dr Samanta Lal Sen confirmed the development on Wednesday.

Most of their bodies were burnt. Two of the victims have been kept at the ICU of the hospital, he added.

So far, 17 people have been killed and scores injured in the blast in Gulistan.

Meanwhile, rescue personnel could not start operations at full scale as the building earlier was marked as risky and they are still not getting clearance from authorities.

The basement of the building are damaged severely.