Four people, including three factory workers and a fire supervisor, suffered severe burn injuries when an air compressor exploded at a textile mill in Rupganj, Narayanganj, on Monday night.
The injured were rescued and admitted to the National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery (NIBPS) in Dhaka following the accident, which occurred at around 8pm.
The victims have been identified as factory workers Ismail Hossain, 30, Kamrul, 55, and Tapon, 38, along with fire supervisor Naimul, 30.
Dr Sultan Mahmud Shikder, resident surgeon at the emergency department of NIBPS, stated that Naimul sustained 42 per cent burns, Kamrul 25 per cent, Ismail 20 per cent, and Tapon 12 per cent.
He added that the respiratory tracts of all four victims were damaged, with Naimul’s condition reported to be critical.
According to Fazle Rabbi, a firefighter at the facility, the explosion occurred at the SIM Group Textile Mill located in the Thakur Barir Tek area of Bhulta Gauchhia under Rupganj Police Station.
The initial blast of the air compressor machine burnt the three factory workers.
When the fire alarm sounded, the mill’s internal fire safety team rushed to the spot.
Fire supervisor Naimul entered the building to extinguish the blaze but became trapped inside.
He was subsequently rescued with severe burn injuries.
