Five members of a family, including a child, sustained burn injuries in an explosion caused by gas line leakage in the capital's Juraine area early Monday.
The blast incident happened at about 2am.
Injured Md Atahar, 35, his wife Mukta Khatun, 30, daughter Afsana, 5, Mukta's father Md Altaf Shikder, 72, and mukta's mother Morjina Begum, 50, are currently undergoing treatment at Sheikh Hasina National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery.
Md Mahbub, who brought the injured to the hospital, said, "The explosion occurred at the house named 'Mannan Master' in Solimullah Road from Titas gas line leakage around 2am. Thy were taken to the hospital at 3am."
The Sheikh Hasina National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery resident doctor Toriqul Islam said Atahar were admitted to the hospital with 50 per cent burns, Mukta with 45 per cent, Afsana with 25 per cent, Marjina with 5 per cent and Altaf with 2 per cent burns.
The condition of Atahar, his wife and child are critical, the doctor added.
