Two minor boys, who sustained burn injuries in a gas explosion at their home in the capital鈥檚 Sutrapur in the past week, died at Dhaka Medical College and Hospital on Wednesday, said a doctor.
The deceased were Rokon, 14, and Tamim Peda, 16.
This raised the death toll from the explosion to three.
Dr Shaon Bin Rahman, resident surgeon of the National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery, said that Rokon, who suffered 60 per cent burn injuries, died at the Intensive Care unit of the hospital around 2:45am.
Besides, Tamim Peda, 16, who received 42 per cent burn injuries, died at the hospital at around 8:15am on Wednesday.
Five members of a family, including three children, suffered burn injuries in a gas explosion around 1:00am at Sutrapur on July 11.
The incident took place on the ground floor of a five-storey building at Kagji Tola area of Sutrapur, reportedly due to a gas leakage.
Among them, one-year-old Ayesha succumbed to her injuries at the hospital on July 14. Ripon Peda, 35, and his wife, Chandni, 28鈥攚ith 60 per cent and 45 per cent burn injuries鈥攁re now undergoing treatment at the hospital.
