5 workers suffer burn injuries in explosion ‘from gas line leak’

Five workers suffered burn injuries in an explosion while digging soil in Namapara area under Cantonment Police Station in Dhaka this morning.

They were rushed to Sheikh Hasina National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery for treatment.

The injured are Siyam, 20, Mehedi, 23, Juel, 21, Mumin, 22, and Delowar, 24.

This incident occurred around 7:00am when they were digging soil for a Wasa line, Anisur Rahman, a supervisor of the workers, told reporters at the hospital.

During the work, gas started leaking from an underground gas line. As one of workers attempted to ignite a lighter, an explosion took place causing the fire, he said.

Five workers were injured in the explosion during digging soil and they are receiving treatment at the burn institute with different degrees of burns on their bodies, inspector Bachchu Mia, in-charge of the hospital's police outpost told The Daily Star.

Cantonment Police Station has been informed of the incident for further investigation, he said.