Employees of Tampaco Foils Ltd in Tongi, Gazipur claim that the explosion that triggered a fire in the factory early Saturday morning did not occur in the factory boiler, but in the gas pipeline from Titas Gas Transmission and Distribution Company Ltd.Edon Miah, an operator in factory, said he heard a sound in the gas pipeline shortly before the blast took place. When I was entering the office, I heard a sound in the pipeline in front of the factort. Ten minutes later, the explosion happened,” he told the Dhaka Tribune. “Everyone is talking about a boiler explosion, but it happened in the gas pipeline first,” he said. “But when the gas pipeline exploded in front of the factory, nothing could be done immediately,” he added.

Source: Dhaka Tribune September 10, 2016 16:07 UTC