DHAKA, August 20, 2022 (BSS) - Five factory workers including a pre-teen were
burnt as a heater exploded in a coil factory in Panchabati area of Bhairab
upazila in Kishoreganj district on Friday afternoon.

The victims were identified as-- Morshed Sheikh, 65, Md Deen Islam, 65 , Md
Masum Uddin, 50, Md Shahin Mia, 25, and Md Abdur Rahman, 11.

Being informed, firefighters from three units of Bhairab Bazar and Bhairab
Nadi Ghat Fire Service and Civil Defence rushed to the spot and brought the
fire under control after three hours of frantic efforts, Bhairab Nadi Ghat
Fire Service Officer Moqbul Hossain told BSS.

The firefighters rescued the critically wounded victims and sent them to a
local hospital immediately.

"Along with the severe injured persons, some other workers were burnt while
trying to put out the fire," he said, adding that the extent damages due to
the fire yet to be known.

The doctors of the Emergency Department of Burn and Plastic Surgery Unit of
Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) said the patients, sustained up to 15-
40 percent burns on their bodies, are in critical conditions as their
tracheals are affected due to the fire.
 
According to the factory workers and locals, the coil heater suddenly
overheated and exploded on Friday afternoon while the victims were working
beside it.

After the incident, the wounded were taken to a local hospital, but later
they were shifted to DMCH as their condition worsened, they added.