Two children die in Jatrabari house fire

DOT Desk
Two children have been killed in a fire that broke out at a homestead in the Matuail village area of Dhaka’s Jatrabari, reports The Daily Observer.
The fire broke out at the homestead around 2:45am on Saturday, said Fire Service Control Room official Md Mizanur Rahman.
“An initial investigation suggests a mosquito coil may have been responsible for starting the fire,” he said.
“Two of our units were dispatched to the scene and put the fire out around 3:45am.”
The bodies of brothers Palash, 12, and Tushar, 7, were recovered from the building afterwards.
Their father, Iqbal Hossain, 55, has been admitted to the Burn Unit of Dhaka Medical College Hospital.