MOHAKHALI PETROL PUMP FIRE

Death toll rises to 4

STAFF CORRESPONDENT

The death toll in the explosion that took place at Royal Filling Station in the capital’s Mohakhali on December 6, reached four as two more persons succumbed to their injuries yesterday.

Amir Hossain, 32, a cashier, and Md Masum, 24, an operator at the petrol pump, died around 8:30am and 11:00am respectively, said Md Tariqul Islam, a resident surgeon at Sheikh Hasina National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery.

Amir suffered 35 percent burns while Masum suffered 60 percent burns, said the doctor.