Fire service teams working to find any injured or recover bodies after a gas pipeline exploded near a house in Chittagong’s Patharghata area on Sunday, November 17, 2019 UNBFirefighters are carrying out the rescue operationSeven people have been killed and at least 15 others injured after a gas pipeline exploded in a house in Chittagong’s Patharghata area, causing its walls to collapse. Chittagong Medical College Hospital (CMCH) police outpost Assistant Sub Inspector (ASI) Alauddin Talukder on Sunday morning said: "Fourteen injured were admitted to the hospital. CMCH police outpost Inspector Jahirul Alam said: "The seven died because of the wall collapse, not due to burn injuries." Chittagong Fire Service and Civil Defence Deputy Assistant Director Purna Chandra Mutsuddi said: "We were informed about the incident around 9:08am. "The explosion occurred on the ground floor due to a leakage in the gas riser which was supposed to be placed outside, causing high casualty," he added.

Source: Dhaka Tribune November 17, 2019 04:16 UTC