Two workers die in Sirajganj wall collapse

SIRAJGANJ, Mar 15 (bdnews24.com): Two construction workers have died after a wall collapsed on them in Sirajganj.

Three others

were injured in the incident that occurred

in Shahednagar Byapari Para during excavation work for a drainage system, according to Abdur

Rahman, deputy director of Sirajganj Fire Service.

"Workers were digging nearly five

feet underground for drain

onstruction when a six to seven-foot-high wall from a nearby house suddenly collapsed,

burying five of them under the rubble,"

said Rahman.

Firefighters

and locals rushed to the scene and managed to clear the debris.

The

trapped workers were rescued and taken to Sirajganj Sadar Hospital.

Doctors subsequently declared

two of them

dead, while another critically injured victim was transferred to Bogura for further treatment.

"One of the

bodies has been kept at the hospital morgue. The other body

has been taken

home by

the victim's family. We are working to identify all the victims and

gather more details about the incident," Sirajganj Sadar PoliceStation chief

Humayun Kabir said.