Map of Gazipur districtThe fire spread due to a pipeline leakA woman has been killed in a gas cylinder explosion at the Gilarchal village in Sreepur upazila in Gazipur. The deceased, Selina Akhtar, 35, was burnt to death around 6 am on Tuesday. She had worked as a checker in a shoe factory and lived as a tenant in Shahidul Islam’s house of the same village. She has been identified as the daughter of Nurul Haque hailing from Daulatpur village of Kamarkhanda upazila of Sirajganj. Speaking to the Dhaka Tribune, Sreepur Fire Service Station Officer Al-Amin said: “Selina was preparing to cook in the morning when the cylinder explosion occurred.

Source: Dhaka Tribune March 05, 2019 07:30 UTC