Four workers sustained burn injuries after an air compressor exploded at a textile mill of SIM Group in Bhulta, Rupganj, Narayanganj, last night (2 November).
The explosion occurred around 8pm while the workers were on duty.
The victims were identified as Ismail Hossain, 30, Kamrul, 55, Tapan, 38, and Naimul, 30. They were taken to the National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery in Dhaka.
The injured workers said they were on duty at the mill when the air compressor suddenly exploded.
Dr Sultan Mahmud Sikder, resident surgeon at the institute’s emergency department, said the four workers were brought to the hospital later that night.
Ismail suffered burns to 20% of his body, Kamrul 25%, Tapan 12% and Naimul 42%, he said.
All four also suffered respiratory tract injuries, while Naimul’s condition is critical, the doctor added.
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