Boiler blast kills 3 in Mymensingh
Sunday, 18 May 2014
MYMENSINGH, May 17 (BSS): Three labourers were killed and two others injured in a boiler explosion of a rice mill at Gouri Nakua in Haluaghat upazila here this morning.
The deceased were identified as Sultan Ali, 40, Alam, 42, and Hazrat Ali, 40, all workers of the mill hailed from Mukimpur village in Haluaghat upazila.
Police said the incident occurred when the boiler at Shakil Auto Rice Mill in Haluaghat exploded with a big bang around 6 am, leaving five of its workers injured critically.
The wounded were rushed to Mymensingh Medical College Hospital (MMCH) where Hazrat, Razzaq and Sultan succumbed to their injuries.