Engine room explosion leaves 5 hurt in oil tanker
At least five crew members of an oil tanker were injured in a blast inside its engine room when the vessel was unloading at the Jamuna Oil Company Ltd depot on the Kirtankhola river last night.
Faruk Hossain, assistant director of Barisal fire service station, said six fire engines rushed to the spot in Bandh Road area of Barisal city after getting the call around 8:35pm and 25 firemen extinguished the flames around 11:20pm.
The injured crew members of MT Anchorage were sent to Barisal Sher-e-Bangla Medical College Hospital in critical condition.
The vessel was carrying around nine lakh litres of petrol and diesel from Chittagong to Barisal depot.
The engine room was damaged and a hole had developed in its hull. The unloading of fuel continued with help of another vessel to prevent spill, Faruk said.
The explosion probably happened due to accumulation of gas in the engine room, Faruk added.
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