Two workers were killed and another injured after a gas cylinder exploded inside a factory in Chattogram city this morning.

Deceased Pabitra Das and Md Javed were workers of Islamia Steel Mill at Bayezid of the city, our local staff correspondent reports.

Pabitra died on the spot. Javed and Osman were injured in the incident, said Jashim Uddin, assistant director of Fire Service and Civil Defence in Chattogram.

Javeddied later at Chattogram Medical College Hospital.

The fire out of the blast was doused by locals before fire fighters could reach the spot.