Eight people, including woman and children, have been injured in a blast apparently from the leakage in a gas pipeline at Balirhat of the premier port city of Chittagong.
The identity of the victims could not be known immediately.
Bahar Uddin, senior station officer of Kalurghat Fire Station, said the explosion occurred in a semi-pucca building in the area near the residence of one Makbul Haji around 3am on Thursday.
A portion of a wall was blown away during the explosion. On information, a firefighting unit rushed to the spot and rescued the injured victims.
Later, they were taken to a local hospital and given first aid.
