The last remaining survivor of the gas cylinder explosion in Gazipur has died, bringing the total death toll to five.
The deceased, identified as Tanzila, passed away at 11pm on Sunday, according to Dr. Shawon Bin Rahman, resident surgeon at the National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery in Dhaka.
Tanzila had sustained burns over 90 percent of her body, Shawon told the media.
The fire broke out on the night of April 27 at a rented house in Gazipur’s Mogorkhal area under Basan Thana. Five individuals were critically injured and taken to the burn institute around 10:30pm that night.
One of the victims, Seema, died the following day, while Taslima succumbed to her injuries on April 29. Ayan, a young man, died Saturday morning, followed by his mother Parveen early Sunday. Tanzila was the last to pass away.
Mazharul Islam, Parveen’s husband and Ayan’s father, said he was not home at the time of the explosion. He believes a gas leak had filled the house and ignited when someone turned on the stove, causing a sudden blast. The other tenants tried to extinguish the flames with water.
Mazharul confirmed that Parveen and Ayan were his wife and son, while the other victims were tenants living in the same building.
