Shawdesh Desk:

The death toll from a fire, which broke out after an oil tanker overturned on Dhaka-Aricha highway at Hemayetpur in Savar on Tuesday morning, reached four with the death of two more victims.

The deceased were identified as Md Sakib, 15, helper of the truck driver and son of Abed Ali of Barguna district, and Helal Hawladar, truck driver.

Tariqul Islam, resident surgeon of Sheikh Hasina National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery, said Sakib was undergoing treatment at the hospital with 100 per cent burn injuries.

He breathed his last at about 1:20am, said Tariqul.

Md Naim, elder brother of Sakib, said Sakib started working four months ago.

‘I was informed that Sakib received burn injuries while going to a wholesale market in Gazipur with watermelon on Tuesday. When I went to the burn unit I saw that he was fully burned,’ said Naim.

Meanwhile, Helal Hawladar, 30, the truck driver, who also received hundred percent burn injuries, died at about 9:30pm on Tuesday at the hospital.

The fire spread fast engulfing a private car, one cement-laden truck, one watermelon carrying truck and a lorry.

Injured Milon Molla, 22, Al-Amin, 35, Nironjan, 45, Helal, 30, Abdus Salam, 35, Sakib, 15, Md Al Amin, 22, Nazrul Islam, 45, and Mim, 10 were taken to the Sheikh Hasina National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery.

Among the injured, Nazrul Islam died after being taken to the hospital.