Lakshmipur: Fifteen CNG-run auto-rickshaws were burnt as the gas cylinder of an auto-rickshaw exploded at Charchamita Bazar in Sadar upazila on early Tuesday.

Monayem Hossain, an officer at Lakshmipur Fire Service Station, said the explosion occurred at about 3:30am at a garage of Momin Ullah in the area.

On information, a firefighting unit rushed in and brought the fire under control, the officer said.