1 killed, 19 hurt in N’ganj boiler blast

A man was killed and 19 others injured when a boiler went off in a rice mill at Sonargaon upazila of Narayanganj this afternoon.

The explosion occurred with a big bang at Gausia Auto Rice Mill in Gobindapur area around 12:30pm, leaving the employees of the mill injured, our Narayanganj correspondent reports quoting locals.

Eight of the injured were whisked off to Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH), while others were admitted to local hospitals, said Manzur Kader, officer-in-charge (OC) of Sonargaon Police Station.

Of the injured, Mahbub succumbed to his injuries at the DMCH later in the evening, reports our Narayanganj correspondent quoting the OC.

Mill owner Haji Mostafa Mian went into hiding following the incident.

Meanwhile, police recovered the body of one Azizul near the scene several hours after the blast. OC Manzur Kader claimed that Azizul was a victim of the blast.