Two workers die inhaling toxic gas in Netrakona
Two construction workers died after inhaling toxic gas inside a septic tank at Shantipur village in Netrakona’s Durgapur upazila yesterday.
The deceased were identified as Mustafa Talukder, 45, son of Omar Ali Talukder, and Shahjahan Mia, 30, son of Abdul Kashem, of adjacent Naghpur village.
Quoting locals, Sub Inspector of Durgapur Police Station Suman Chandra Das said the duo fell sick when they climbed down into a septic tank at the house of Hafez Mia of the village and died on the spot.
On information, police and fire fighters rushed to the spot and pulled out the bodies around 3:00pm, the SI said, the bodies were handed over to the respective family members later in the day.
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