A factory worker died and at least 33 others suffered burn injuries as a fire broke out at a plastic factory at Hijaltola in Dakkhin Keraniganj at the outskirts of the capital on Wednesday.
Victims said the fire broke out at the factory which produces onetime plastic glasses and cups at around 4:30pm after a gas cylinder went off with a deafening bang.
On information, 10 firefighting units rushed in and douse the flame at around 7:30pm, said Shah Zaman, officer-in-charge of Dakkhin Keraniganj Police Station.
Firefighters recovered the body of the dead worker from the factory, said Saiful Islam of Keraniganj Fire Service Station. Babul, a worker of the factory, said at least four workers were trapped inside the factory.
There was another fire incident at the factory in February last. SI Bachchu Mia, in-charge of the Dhaka Medical Hospital police outpost, said 25-30 people had been brought here. They are under treatment. The injured were reported to be workers in the factory.
The injured are Lal Mia, Mehrdi, Durjoy, Sujan, Omar Farooq, Ehsan, Riaz, Zakir, Sohag, Mofizul, Mostakim, Salauddin, Alam, Sajal, Feroz, Aslam, Imran, Didarul, Jisan, Razzak, Sohan, Sohan. Jahangir, Bashir, Khaled, Shakhawat and Abu Said. They are between 20 and 38 years old, he added.
