Shawdesh desk:

Death toll from the gas cylinder blast in Gazipur’s Kaliakair upazila went up to 14, as another burn victim died on early Wednesday.

The deceased was identified as Kamala Khatun, 65.

Kamala, who received 80 per cent burn injuries, breathed her last at about 4:30 am at the ICU of Sheikh Hasina National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery, said Tariqul Islam, resident medical officer of the hospital.

Condition of eight to nine more victims, who are undergoing treatment at the hospital, is stated to be critical, added the doctor.

Solaiman Molla, Mansur Ali, Tayeba, Ariful Islam, Mahidul, Nargis Khatun, Zahirul Islam, Motaleb, Md Solaiman, Rabbi, Tawhid, Yeasin and Mashiur previously died from burn injuries from the blast.

At least 35 people, including women and children, sustained burn injuries after a gas cylinder exploded in Kaliakair on March 13.

One patient was admitted with 100 per cent burns while three were hospitalised with 95 per cent burns, and 16 were hospitalised with over 50 per cent burns, according to sources at the hospital. Local people said that a fire broke out from a gas cylinder at a house in Telir Chala area of Mouchak in Kaliakair at about 6:00pm on Wednesday. When residents of the house threw it out on the road, the explosion occurred.