Dhaka, July 16 -- Two more members of the family of five who suffered burns in an explosion sparked by a suspected gas leak at a house in Dhaka's Sutrapur have died, bringing the death toll from the incident to three.

The victims were identified as Md Rokon, 12, and his elder brother, Md Tamim, 16. They were both undergoing treatment at the National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery, reports bdnews24.com.

Rokon died around 2:45 am on Wednesday, with burns on 60 per cent burn of his body and respiratory tract damage, according to Dr Shawon Bin Rahman, resident surgeon at the institute's emergency department. Meanwhile, Tamim succumbed to his wounds around 8:15 am. He had suffered burns on 42 per cent of his body, said Dr Shawon.

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