8 injured in gas cylinder blast in Dhaka’s Wari

Eight people were injured in a fire triggered by the explosion of a gas cylinder at a restaurant in the capital’s Wari area on Friday night.

Police said the blast occurred at around 10:15pm on the first floor of the Pasta Club Hotel, located near Wari Police Station.

All of the injured were taken to Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) for treatment, according to Inspector Md Faruk, in-charge of the DMCH police outpost.

The injured were identified as Jashim, 28, Kamrul, 20, Mostafa, 27, Shah Alam, 45, Yusuf, 30, Mehedi, 25, Abir, 22, and Sourav, 25.

Md Kabir, an owner of a shop adjacent to the restaurant, said all of them were employees of the restaurant.

Rashid bin Khalid, duty officer at the Fire Service and Civil Defence control room, said two fire engines from Sutrapur Fire Station were dispatched to the scene after receiving a call at 10:35pm. Firefighters brought the blaze under control by around 11:00pm.

He said the explosion was caused by an electrical short circuit.