Dhaka, Feb. 23 -- A woman who suffered burns in a gas explosion at a Chattogram Halishahar flat has died on the way to Dhaka.

The victim, 40-year-old Nurjahan Akter Rani, had suffered 100 percent burns, doctors said.

On Monday evening, nine burn victims were transferred from Chattogram Medical College Hospital to the National Burn and Plastic Surgery Institute in Dhaka.

"Rani died before reaching here," said the institute's Assistant Professor Shawon Bin Rahman.

The blast occurred early Monday morning on the second floor of a six-storey building, producing a deafening sound as flames erupted.

Neighbours said residents ran out of the apartment, many still on fire.

The victims, including three children from the same family, were havin...