6 suffer burns in Mongla Bashundhara LPG factory

At least six people were injured following an explosion occurred in the boiler of Bashundhara LPG gas factory in Mongla’s Digraj.

The explosion occurred Saturday evening, causing a ball of fire that burnt the victims. The injured are Mohammad Saiful 30, Mohammad Tariqul Islam 28, Nur Alam 26, Azim 31, Imran 29 and Hasan Sikder 28.

The injured have been admitted to Khulna Medical College Hospital (KMCH). Among them, Nur Alam and Hasan Sikder were referred to facilities in Dhaka for advanced treatment as their conditions deteriorated.

No one from the factory management agreed to speak to the UNB correspondent in this regard. It was learned that neither the police nor the fire service was informed of the accident.

Mongla Police officer in charge (OC) Monirul Islam said, “We have heard of an accident but we were not informed by the factory.”

Police have been sent to Digraj area for details, he said.

Khalid Anjum, a doctor on duty at KMCH’s surgery department, said that the condition of two victims was serious. They have suffered 60 percent burns, and so they have been sent to Dhaka for advanced treatment.