Five members of a Bangladeshi family were killed in a fire accident after the compressor of an air-conditioner exploded at a building in Salmiat area of Kuwait city in Kuwait.

The accident took place at Bangladesh time 5:00pm on Monday.

The deceased are Rokeya Begum, wife of Juned Mia, their sons, Fahad and Imad, and daughters, Jamila and Namila. The deceased are all residents of the village of Kandigaon at Kamolganj upazila of Moulvibazar. The bodies were kept at Mobarak Al Kabir Hospital in Kuwait.

Juned Mia was out of the building when the explosion occurred. Being informed about the accident, he went to the spot and lost his consciousness after seeing his family. Later, he was taken to a hospital. He is recovering now.

Joynal Abedin, a neighbour of Juned Mia’s Moulvibazar residence, said five members of the family were killed from smoke inhalation as the compressor of the AC exploded. He said Juned along with his family is living in Kuwait for 15 years. Juned’s mother stays at his Moulvibazar resident.

The Kamolganj police Officer-in-charge Badrul Islam said as the accident occurred in Kuwait, we did not get any information in this connection.