50 suffer burns as air conditioner explodes at Narayanganj mosque

At least 50 people have suffered burn injuries in an air conditioner (AC) blast at a mosque in Narayanganj sadar upazila.

According to the locals, the incident took place at Baitus Salah Jame Mosque at the district's Fatulla area as the AC inside the mosque blasted with a loud noise at around 8.30pm, leaving at least 50 people injured.

Among the injured, 37 people have been sent to Dhaka Medical College Hospital. Of them two were identified as Jalil, 50, and Sohel, 20, according to a news agency report.

Narayanganj Fire Service Deputy Assistant Director Abdullah Al Arefin said the AC might have blasted from a short circuit. A fire service team was working at the scene, he added.