11 workers injured in N'ganj factory fire

NARAYANGANJ, Nov 24 (UNB): At least 11 workers were burnt following an explosion and subsequent fire in an aerosol and air freshener factory of Bashundhara Group at Meghnaghat in Sonargaon upazila of Narayanganj on Sunday.

The 10 injured were identified as Biplob, 28, Arif, 17, Hasan, 22, Shaon, 24, Hossain, 18, Chanchal, 26, Tamzid Sheikh, 40, Tonmoy, 25, Nur Islam, 23, and Al Amin, 24 while the identity of another worker could not be known.

The injured were admitted to the National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery.

According to witnesses, the explosion occurred at around 10:00 am during the production process.