Four workers suffered burn injures as a fire broke out following an explosion at a shipyard in Sitakunda upazila of Chattogtam Saturday morning.
The incident occurred at Jamuna Steel Ship Breaking Yard, owned by Haji Liaquat Ali, at Shitalpur in Sonaichhari union of the upazila around 8:00am.
The injured workers are Mohammad Sohel Rana, 25, Zahid Hasan, 26, Mizanur Rahman Milon, 40 and Mamun Firoz, 24.
Sitakunda police station Officer-in-charge Mohammad Abul Kalam said the four workers were burnt by oxy-acetylene gas fire while working at the shipyard.
“One of them is now in critical condition, while the others sustained slight injuries,” he added.
The injured were admitted to Chittagong Medical College Hospital (CMCH).
Locals said a tank exploded while workers were working to break an imported scrap ship at the shipyard.
CMCH Assistant Sub-Inspector Alauddin Talukder said among the four victims, Sohail Rana and Zahid have been admitted to the burn and plastic surgery ward and the others to the orthopedic surgery ward.
