Scrapping of the ship without removing the sulfur resulted in gushing out of toxic gas on Monday which damaged plants, crops and killed poultry in about one and half kilometers area in Jahanabad village, DoE sources said.

Officials of the ship breaking company were alerted not to scrap the store containing the sulfur, they said.

The one-man probe body comprising DoE Senior Chemist Md Shah Jahan Khan was formed at the directive of the environment ministry following dame caused by the toxic gas emission.

It started work on Thursday and finished it on Friday.

During the investigation Khan visited the spot surrounding areas and also talked to people.

Even banana plants, eucalyptus trees and hyacinth were burnt in the area, the probe body found.

The gas created respiratory problem for the poultry causing their death, the sources said.

The committee is likely to submit its report tomorrow.