Fire at madrasa: 53 students released from Burn Institute
- 35 more students admitted to hospital
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In the incident of a fire at the library of Jamia Ashrafia Madrasa in the Signboard area of Fatullah, Narayanganj, 88 students fell ill and were admitted to the National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery. Of them, 53 have been released. Currently, 35 are admitted to the hospital. Of these, four are being treated in the intensive care unit (ICU).
This information was provided in a bulletin from the National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery on Tuesday.
It said that considering their physical condition and treatment progress, 53 students were released after treatment was completed. The admitted students are receiving treatment as needed.
Earlier, the hospital's Resident Surgeon (RS) Dr. Sultan Mahmud Shikder said that among the students who fell ill from smoke, four were in critical condition. They were kept in the ICU.
He also provided the identities of three students in the ICU. They are Yusuf (18), Khairul (22), and Zobayer (18). He said the other students are also being treated as needed.
According to Fire Service sources, a fire broke out at 1:55 am early Tuesday in the library on the second floor of the five-story building of Jamia Ashrafia Madrasa located in Shantidhara of the Signboard area in Fatullah. Upon receiving the news, four units of the Fire Service went to the scene and began working to control the fire. The fire was brought fully under control at around 3:43 am.
According to preliminary information, students of the madrasa's kitab department were sleeping at night. At that time, after the fire broke out in the library, smoke spread through the building. Many of the sleeping students suffered breathing difficulties and smoke-related respiratory problems. Later, with the help of madrasa teachers and others, they were rescued and taken to the hospital.
