Two persons were killed in an air conditioner explosion at a readymade garment factory in Gazipur Sadar upazila today (July 24, 2022).

The deceased were identified as Sagor (22), a technician of Cassiopea Fashion Limited and Sohel, a technician belonging to the AC company, reports our Gazipur correspondent quoting SM Azizul Haque, assistant superintendent of Gazipur Industrial Police.

The explosion occurred at 5:30 pm at Cassiopea Fashion Limited. The AC exploded while repair work on it was going on, said the ASP.

The duo died on the spot. Their bodies were sent to Shaheed Tajuddin Medical College Hospital in Gazipur, he added.