Dhaka, April 12 -- Six members of a family, including two children, have suffered burn injuries after a gas fire broke out in Bhasantek's Shyamol Polli.

All of the victims have been admitted to the Sheikh Hasina National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery after the incident took place early on Friday morning.

The victims were identified as Meherunnesa, 65, Mohammad Liton, 52, Surjo Banu, 30, Liza, 18, Sujon, 9 and Lamia, 7.

All six of them are in critical condition, according to Health Minister Dr Samanta Lal Sen.

The fire started on the ground floor of the two-storey building in Shyamol Polli around 4am, said Sub Inspector Naimul Islam Hridoy of Bhasantek Police Station.

The family had a gas cylinder outside the house and connect...