A woman and her son were burned in a fire that broke out in their house in Gazipur's Sreepur last night.

Shamsunnahar, 32, wife of Abul Hashem Pradhan, and their son Sanwar Hossain Pradhan, 12, were initially rushed to Al Hera Hospital in Mawna intersection and later transferred to Dhaka Medical College Hospital, said Joynal Abedin Mondal, officer-in-charge of Sreepur Police Station.

Shamsunnahar suffered 90 percent burns while her son had burns on his face, said Musa Kalimullah, manager of Al Hera Hospital.

According to Shamsunnahar's brother Mohiuddin, a gas leak might have led to the incident.

However, according to inspector Mahmudul Hasan of the Mawna Fire Service, they were not informed of the incident.

"No one has sent us any message in this regard, and we don't know anything about it. Journalists informed me of the incident, and we are investigating the matter now," he said.