A massive explosion occurred at an LPG gas pump in the Kolatoli area of Cox’s Bazar city on Wednesday evening, leaving at least ten people burned. Six of the victims, identified as Abu Taher, Md Siraj, Abdur Rahim, Md Sakib, Motaher Hossain, and Abul Kashem, were admitted to the Burn and Plastic Surgery Unit of Chittagong Medical College Hospital (CMCH). Doctors said their conditions are critical, with burn injuries ranging from 20 to 90 percent of their bodies.

According to police and eyewitnesses, the fire started from a gas leak in one of the tanks at the pump. Workers initially tried to control the flames with sand and water, but a second explosion followed shortly after, spreading the fire further. The six most severely injured were transferred to CMCH for emergency treatment.

Earlier on Monday, a separate explosion in a residential building in Chattogram’s Halishahar area left nine people burned, five of whom later died. Four others remain in critical condition at the National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery in Dhaka.