DHAKA: Three people sustained burn injuries in a transmitter explosion at DESCO power office in city’s Mirpur area Thursday morning.

The victims were identified as Sazzad Hossain, 18, Rakibul, 26 and Jony, 19. All of them were working at the Dhaka Electric Supply Company Limited (DESCO).

Sources told banglanews that the incident took place around 10:00am.

The injured are admitted at Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) burn unit.

DMCH burn unit residential surgeon Partha Shankar Paul said that among the victims, Rakibul survived a burn injury affecting 76 percent of his body while Sazzad and Jony sustained 22 and 26 percent burn injury respectively.

“Rakibul is in critical condition,” he added.

BDST: 1219 HRS, NOV 27, 2014