Two die in Rooppur nuke plant accident
Two workers were killed and another was injured in an accident in a reactor building of the under-construction Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant in Pabna yesterday.
Md Moniruzzaman, 32, of Pabna's Ishwardi upazila, and Madhob Kundu, 44, of Shahzadpur upazila in Sirajganj, died on the spot, said sources at Ishwardi Upazila Health Complex.
Speaking to this newspaper on condition of anonymity, a project official said a big metal object fell on the workers around noon when they were working at the reactor building at unit-2 of the power plant, causing the casualties.
The injured worker was sent to Rajshahi Medical College Hospital for better treatment, the official said. He, however, could not confirm the identity of the injured.
Dr Asma Khan, Ishwardi upazila health officer, said the two workers died before they were taken to the health complex.
Md Asaduzzaman, officer-in-charge of Ishwardi Police Station, said the bodies would be sent to Pabna General Hospital morgue for autopsies.
An unnatural death case would be filed in connection with the incident, the OC added.
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