Many of the worshippers were saying Sunnah prayers after Fard during the incident, Narayanganj Superintendent of Police Mohammad Zayedul Alam said. The firefighters found that six air conditioners on the ground floor of the two-storey mosque exploded, he said. The fire crews rescued five victims and sent them to the Dhaka Medical College Hospital while the locals rescued the others. Deputy Director Debashis Bardhan said the exploded air conditioners had the capacity of 1.5 tonnages each. The fire service found “Creon gas”, which is used in air conditioners, at the mosque after the blasts, he said.

Source: bd News24 September 04, 2020 17:03 UTC