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Dhaka warehouse blast: All 8 injured now dead

Dhaka warehouse blast: All 8 injured now dead
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Another person burnt in the recent Rajabari scrap warehouse explosion has succumbed to his injuries.

With the passing of Md Shaheen, 26, during treatment at Sheikh Hasina National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery in Dhaka early on Saturday, all eight injured in the fire are now dead.

Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) police outpost in-charge Inspector Md Bacchu Mia confirmed the matter.

Earlier, Shafiqul Islam, 32, Alamin, 30, Masum Ali, 35, Mizanur Rahman, 35, Noor Hossain, 60, Mazarul Islam, 45, and Md Alam, 23, died while undergoing treatment.

The blast occurred at 11:45am on August 6 in the warehouse, said Turag police station OC Mehedi Hasan.