Five people have died after lightning struck a gas pipeline and started a blaze at a colony in Sylhet’s Gopalganj area.
The incident occurred in the Club Bazar area of the Upazila’s Lakhanabanda Union around 3 am on Sunday, said Gopalganj Police OC Fazlul Huq Shibly.
The dead have been identified as Shebu Begum, 25, Taslima Begum, 30, her son Tahmin, 2, Shebul Mia, 17 and Yahiya Uddin, 18.
The fire started on the gas service line riser during a thunderstorm, the police official said. It then spread to the houses in the colony, reports bdnews24.
On information, fire service men came and managed to douse the fire, but were unable to save the five people.
Taslima Begum’s husband Fazlu Mia, 40, was severely burned in the mishap. He is currently undergoing treatment at Sylhet’s Osmani Medical College Hospital.
