DHAKA, Sept 6, 2020 (BSS) – The death toll in air conditioner (AC) explosion at a Narayanganj mosque reached 24 after four more died from burn injuries while undergoing treatment at Sheikh Hasina National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery till 10am today, an official said.
“A total of 24 people have so far died in Narayanganj mosque’s AC blast with three more fatalities reported from their burn wounds,” Residential Surgeon of the institute Dr Partha Shankar confirmed.
Bodies of 20 deceased persons have been handed over to their families, he said.
The deceased were identified as – Journalist Nadim, 45, Imam of the Mosque Abdul Malek, 60, Ibrahim, 42, Delowar Hossain, 42, Mostafa Kamal, 35, Sabbir 21, Zubair, 18 , Zunayed ,17, Humayun Kabir ,70, Rifat, 18, Kuddus Bepari ,72, Jamal, 40, Rashed, 30, Jaynal, 40, Nayan, 27, Kanchan, 50, Rasel ,34, Bahauddin, 55, Mizan, 34, Shamim Hasan,45, Julhas, 35, Mohammad Ali (55) seven-year-old Jewel and twelve years old Mainuddin.
A number of 13 people, who are in critical condition, are now undergoing treatment at the Sheikh Hasina National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery in Dhaka Medical College Hospital here.
At least 50 people suffered severe burn injuries in the AC blast at Pashchim Talla Baitus Salah Mosque in Narayanganj around 8.30 pm on Friday.
Narayanganj Fire Service Deputy Assistant Director Abdullah Al Arefin said a gas pipe line of Titas Gas Transmission and Distribution Company Limited has gone through the bottom of the mosque.
A leakage in that pipe line accumulated gas inside the mosque which may trigger the AC blast as the amassed gas could not pass because the mosque windows were closed while the AC was on, he added.