Dhaka: Two brothers were killed injured in the gas explosion that also left three other members of their family injured in the city’s Uttara area on Friday.

Shalil bin Shahnewaz, 15, and his younger brother Zaran, aged 14 months, succumbed to their injuries at the burn unit of Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH). Shalil received 88 percent burns while Zaran 74 percent, reported UNB.

Quoting victims’ relatives, DMCH police camp in-charge Mozammel Haque said leaked gas went up in flames after Shahnewaz, 50, an employee of the US Embassy in Dhaka, lit the gas stove in the kitchen of their 6^th floor residence at Road-3 of Uttara Sector-13 at about 7:00am.

Shahnewaz, his wife Sumaiya, 40, and their three children—Shalil, Zarif, 11, and Zaran—suffered burn injuries in the incident, he said.

They were taken to the DMCH burn unit where Shalil died around 5:15pm while Zaran at about 6:50pm.

Mozammel said the three other family members were undergoing treatment at the DMCH burn unit where the condition of Shahnewaz and his wife was stated to be critical as they received 95 percent and 90 percent burns respectively. Zarif suffered only 11 percent burn injuries.