A van driver died when a gas cylinder exploded while trying to put out a fire in a welding workshop in Singra Upazila of Natore. At this time, four more people were burnt and some shops were burnt.
Duty officer of Singra Fire Service and Civil Defense said that this incident took place at Kumgram Bazar in Italian Union of Singra on Wednesday around 10:30 pm. Rejoan.
The deceased 47-year-old Jagadish Kumar is the son of Sureshwar Kumar of the area.
Ariful Islam Arif, chairman of Italian UP, said, quoting the locals, “When the fire broke out in the locked shop of Habibur Rahman in the market around 10:30 p.m., the locals came forward to put it out. At that time, the gas cylinder inside the shop exploded.