4 killed as boiler explodes in Ctg re-rolling mill

A furnace boiler explosion left four workers killed and seven others injured at an auto re-rolling mill in Sitakunda upazila yesterday morning.
The victims were identified as Suman, 20, of Gazipur, Nasir, 18, of Bhanubazar, Sohrab, 32, and Kalam, 35.
The four workers were spot dead in the blast in one of the four scrap-melting furnaces at Seema Auto Re-rolling Mill at Bhanubazar of Bhatiari, some 25 Km off the upazila headquarters at around 6:00am, sources said.
Officer-in-Charge of Sitakunda Police Station Md Abdus Salam said the night shift workers were on duty during the explosion at the furnace where iron scraps were being melted.
Seven injured workers are undergoing treatment at nearby Al Amin Hospital, police said.