High-Voltage Lightning Strikes the Electricity Minister’s Own Home

Local representative

Sirajganj, September 9: Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Iqbal Hassan Mahmud Tuku fell victim to the whims of nature. On Wednesday, around 1:15 pm, a lightning strike suddenly caught fire in a gas line at his house on Al-Mahmud Avenue Road in the Hossainpur area of ​​Sirajganj Municipality.

According to locals, there was lightning with rain in the afternoon, and during that lightning, flames of fire were suddenly seen in front of the minister’s house. A fire service team rushed to the spot after receiving the news. Sirajganj Fire Service Station Officer Md. Shariful Islam said that they went to the spot as soon as they received the news and brought the fire under control. According to an employee of the house, the fire started when lightning struck the gas riser.

Fortunately, quick action prevented any major damage, but the incident immediately created a sense of panic among the locals.

It is worth noting that Minister Tuku had recently returned home to rest after receiving treatment at the hospital due to illness, when he met with this accident.