7 burnt in factory explosion

Seven workers sustained burn injuries at an explosion at Rahima Ispat Mills Ltd in the capital's Kadamtali area early yesterday.

The injured were identified as Abdul Gaffar, 24, Nazrul Mollah, 28, Jamal, 35, Abed Ali, 35, Sohel, 40, Ramjan, 29, and Shamim, 48.

Nine labourers were working in the factory at around 1:30am to melt scrap metal, when an explosion took place, Nazrul Mollah, an injured worker told The Daily Star. 

The explosion in the oven sprayed liquid iron on the workers, leaving seven of them injured, he said.

The injured were rushed to the burn unit of Dhaka Medical College Hospital. 

Nazrul, Gaffar and Abed were receiving treatment while four other took first aid, said DMCH police outpost in-charge Sub-inspector Bachchu Mia.

A duty officer of Fire Service and Civil Defence said locals doused the fire originated from the explosion before two fire fighting units rushed there.