Dhaka, July 10 -- Three members of a family have suffered burn injuries after a fire that sparked from a gas cylinder in the kitchen of a house in the Jatrabari area of Dhaka.

The injured have been admitted to the National Burn and Plastic Surgery Institute in critical condition, reports bdnews24.com.

The fire broke out from a leak in the gas cylinder in the kitchen around 1:0 am on Thursday, said Dr Shawon Bin Rahman, resident surgeon at the emergency department of the institute.

Ripon, 40, his wife Eti, 30, and their four-and-a-half-year-old daughter Rafia suffered burns in the fire. They were admitted to the hospital at 2:00 am.

"Ripon has burns on 70 per cent of his body, and Eti has burns on 45 per cent of her body. At least 90 p...