Gas explosion in N'ganj factory leaves six workers injured

NARAYANGANJ, Oct 26 (UNB): Six workers suffered burn injuries in a gas explosion while working at a dyeing factory in the BSCIC industrial area of Narayanganj on Sunday.

The explosion occurred at around 08:30 am in the boiler room on the ground floor of the factory.

The injured workers --Al Amin, 30, Azizulla, 32, Selim, 35, Jalal Molla, 40, Nazmul Huda, 35, and security guard supervisor Nur Mohammad, 35, -- are now undergoing treatment at the National Burn and Plastic Surgery Institute.

Al Amin, one of the injured, told the news agency, "We were working in the boiler room of SM Dyeing Printing and Finishing when a loud explosion occurred from the gas line at around 08:30 am.

The room caught fire instantly and all six of us were burnt. We were later rescued and brought to the National Burn and Plastic Surgery Institute."

Dr Shawn Bin Rahman, resident surgeon of the hospital, said the patients are receiving treatment in the emergency department. "We cannot yet specify the extent of burns as their dressings are going on," he added.