Gas blast in Fatullah kills one, injures 15

One person was killed and 15 others were injured in a gas explosion at a ground floor flat of a five-storey building at Lalkhan intersection in Fatullah, Narayanganj on Friday morning.

A woman named Maya Rani was killed on the spot, said Abdullah Al Arefin, assistant deputy director of the Narayanganj Fire Service.

Arefin said the names of the injured were not immediately available and they have been shifted to different hospitals.

The blast had blown up the walls of two adjoining houses, including five rooms in the house, he added.

"Two of our units rushed to the spot and put out the fire, Abdullah Al Arefin said, adding “The injured were taken to the hospital before we arrived. The house is also considered to be at risk. Details will be revealed after the investigation.”