Dhaka, May 15 -- Three hours after an explosion sparked by a gas leak in Narayanganj's Fatullah took the life of a man, it has also claimed that of his son.

Rakib, 16, his father, and his two brothers had been undergoing treatment for their burn injuries at the National Burn and Plastic Surgery Institute.

Rakib died around 2pm on Friday, said the institute's Assistant Professor Shawon Bin Rahman.

He had suffered burns on 25 percent of his body.

Abdul Quader, Rakib's father, had died around 10:45am in the day. He had been undergoing treatment after suffering burns on 57 percent of his body.

The explosion in the Kutubpur Rakhibazar area occurred on Monday morning, resulting in serious burn injuries to four members of the family.

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