N'ganj Mill Blast: Two workers die of molten metal burns

Two of the 12 labourers who had suffered burns in an explosion at a steel mill in Narayanganj on Friday died at Dhaka Medical College Hospital yesterday.

They are Masud Bepari, 30, from Bogura, and Nayan Hossain, 28, from

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Munshiganj. Both of them had suffered 90 percent burns on their bodies as they came in contact with molten metal during the explosion.   

They breathed their last around 9:00am, said Md Abdul Khan, assistant sub-inspector of the DMCH police camp.

The others injured, who also had come in contact with molten metal, were being treated at the hospital. Of them, Rupak and Shakil were in critical condition.

The explosion took place inside Muntaha Steel Mills in Nanakhi area of Sonargaon upazila around 12:30pm on Friday following a short circuit, Mohammad Minhaj, manager of the factory, told The Daily Star.

Bandar Fire Station Inspector Hasan-ul-Alam said they did not find any safety equipment at the mill.