All medical tests for students made ill by smoke from a fire at Jamia Ashrafia madrasa in Fatullah, Narayanganj, will be done free of charge, and two medical boards have been formed to treat them, State Minister for Health Dr M A Muhit has said.
He told journalists on Tuesday (November 10) afternoon, while visiting the students being treated at the National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery.
The state minister said all the students who fell ill in the madrasa fire are being tested free of charge, and two medical boards have been formed for their treatment. “We hope that another 30 can be discharged from hospital before Tuesday evening,” he said.
Stressing the need for more awareness to prevent such accidents, he said steps will be taken in future to decentralise burn treatment across the country.
The fire broke out at around 1:30am on Monday night (November 9) in the library of Jamia Ashrafia madrasa in the Shantidhara area of Fatullah. Initial reports say it started from an electrical short circuit. More than 50 students fell ill as the smoke spread, and were admitted to the National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery.
Azizur Rahman, a teacher at the madrasa, said the students were asleep when the fire started in the library. The students fell ill as smoke from the fire spread through the madrasa.
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