Worker dies at dyeing factory
A factory worker died and another five fell unconscious after inhaling toxic fumes at a dyeing factory in the capital's Shyampur yesterday.
The dead is Abu Sayeed, 22, while the others are Hazrat Ali, 23, Ziaul Haque, 19, Mohidul, 18, Feroze, 15 and Billal, 15, all workers of Chamak Dyeing and Printing Mills at Shyampur.
Of those survived, Hazrat Ali is taking treatment at Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) while the others were released after they regained consciousness.
The factory is situated on the ground floor of a four-storey residential building while the upper floors are used as residential flats for tenants and workers.
The exhaust pipe runs parallel to the building and ends at the rooftop where it releases fumes, said factory supervisor Giasuddin. The incident occurred Tuesday night when the workers were sleeping on the top floor, he said.
Nannu Miah, acting manager of the factory, rushed the six workers to DMCH around 5:45am. Sayeed was declared dead at DMCH.
The employees refused to speak to reporters at the hospital.
Nannu quoted the workers as saying that they "panicked after seeing a ghost".
Factory supervisor Giasuddin, however, did not rule out the possibility of inhaling toxic fumes by the employees.
Police visited the spot and is probing into the incident, said Shafiqul Islam, officer-in-charge of Kadamtoli Police Station.
According to morgue sources, no mark of injury was detected on the body of the victim. His blood and viscera would be examined to ascertain the cause of death.
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