Six injured in gas explosions in city

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FE Team | Published: August 18, 2015 00:00:00 | Updated: November 30, 2026 06:01:00

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Six people, including two minor boys, received burn injuries in separate gas explosions in the city's Pallabi and Demra areas on Monday, reports UNB.
Four workers of a pharmaceutical company received burn injuries following an explosion inside a pharmaceutical factory in the city's Mirpur-11.
The injured employees are Shahidul (30), Nahid (19), Shahjada (22) and Sumon (21).
Officer-in-charge (OC) of Pallabi thana Dadan Fakir said an explosion occurred inside Medicon Pharmaceutical factory of Parish road in Mirpur-11 when some workers were washing machine parts besides a gas burner, leaving four workers injured.