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In separate incidents, five people, including three children, sustained burn injuries during New Year celebrations in different parts of the capital on Tuesday night. The victims were identified as Farhan, 8, Tassin, 3, Sifan Malik, 12, Santa, 45, and Sumat, 20. The incident took place on Tuesday (December 31) night, said Dr. Shaon Bin Rahman, resident medical officer at the National Burn and Plastic Surgery Institute.
Among them, Farhan was admitted to National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery with 15 percent burn injuries while the others received first aid at the hospital, he said. Meanwhile, two incidents of fire were reported in Mirpur-11 and Dhanmondi areas last night.
Rozina Islam, duty officer of the Fire Service headquarters control room, on Wednesday said, "We received news on Tuesday night that a fire broke out at a dustbin in Mirpur-11. Later, when two units of the Fire Service rushed to the spot, we were informed that the fire was extinguished."
The second incident of fire was reported around 12:53 am which broke out at a shop near the LabAid Hospital in Dhanmondi. Two fire service units went to the spot and doused the flame, she said.
Despite the ban on fireworks on New Year's Eve, people were seen celebrating with fireworks and crackers in different parts of the capital.
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