Rescuers have recovered a body from the oil tanker ravaged by an onboard explosion in Jhalakathi. The body was found in the engine room of the tanker, styled Shagor Nandini-2, on Sunday afternoon, according to Md Shafiqul Islam, station officer of Jhalakathi Fire Service and Civil Defence. A search and rescue operation was ongoing around the explosion site on the Sugondha River to locate four missing crew members, who were initially believed to have drowned after being ejected from the tanker following the explosion. Five others were rescued from the site in the wake of the incident on Saturday, according to Jhalakathi police and district administration. They were receiving treatment for critical burn wounds at Barishal Sher-e-Bangla Medical College Hospital.

Source: bd News24 July 02, 2023 15:49 UTC