Mother killed, 2 children hurt in Badda fire

A woman was killed and her two children were injured as a fire broke out at a house in Badda of Dhaka early today.

The deceased was identified as Jesmin, 38, while the injured were Jesmin's son Amanullah, 11, and daughter Sanjida, 8, said Farhad Hossain, duty officer of Fire Service and Civil Defence Headquarters.

The fire started from an electric short circuit at a furniture shop on the ground floor of the two-story tin-shed building at Boithakhali around 4:00am and soon engulfed the entire house.

On information, four firefighting units rushed in and brought the fire under control after a one-hour frantic effort.

Later, they whisked off Jesmin and her two kids to Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) where doctors declared Jesmin dead around 7:30am, Kazi Wazed Ali, officer-in-charge of Badda Police Station, told The Daily Star.