Dhaka, Feb. 23 -- Nine people, including a child, have been critically injured in a suspected gas explosion at a residential building in Chattogram's Halishahar.

The incident occurred early on Monday morning at Halima Manzil in Block H of Halishahar, where accumulated gas in a kitchen on the third floor of a six-storey building reportedly triggered an explosion at dawn, according to the Fire Service.

"Gas that had built up in the kitchen exploded, leaving several people, including women and a child, burnt," the Fire Service control room said.

The injured were rushed to Chattogram Medical College Hospital, bdnews24.com reports.

Dr Rafiquddin Ahmed, head of the hospital's burn unit, said that all nine patients were in critical condition...