At least 21 workers were sustained burn injuries in an explosion caused by gas line leakage on Monday at the Cotton Club BD Ltd factory in the Jarun area of Kashimpur in Gazipur.
“line leakage exploded and caught fire,” Kashimpur DBL Fire Service Inspector Mirazul Islam said.
Twenty-one workers were injured in the explosion and they were admitted to Dhaka Medical College Hospital and Sheikh Hasina Burn and Plastic Surgery Institute, he said.
The factory authorities were able to bring the blaze under their control with their own management system, he added.
According to eyewitnesses and fire service, the explosion occurred around 8:30am in the compressor room of the factory. Fire erupted immediately after the explosion. During this time, the wall of the room collapsed, they said.
Police and fire service personnel visited the spot after the incident, said GM (Operation) of the factory, Aminul Islam.
“About 3,500 people work in the factory, but the entire factory was closed on May Day. However, a foreign buyer delegation is scheduled to arrive at the factory tomorrow. That is why security personnel, some staffers and workers were staying in the factory,” he said.
