Two die after inhaling toxic gas inside septic tank in Ctg

CHATTOGRAM, Aug 26 (UNB): Two construction workers died after' inhaling toxic gas' while cleaning a septic tank in Patiya upazila of Chattogram district on Tuesday morning.

The deceased were identified as Md Nazim, 24, son of Solaiman Chowdhury, and Md Tarek, 20, son of Abdul Alim, residents of Ashai union under the upazila.

Locals said that the duo ascended into the septic tank to clean it around 9am as it remained abandoned for long at the house of Dealer Ahmed in Dakshin Ashia area of the union.