A worker, who suffered third-degree burn injuries in a gas cylinder explosion at a cosmetics factory in Gazipur, has died at Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) on Wednesday. Imran Hossain, 30, son of Abul Hossain from Kurigram district, had died at the hospital, said DMCH police camp in-charge Sub-Inspector Bachchu Miah. The gas cylinder went off with a bang at “FS Cosmetics Ltd” in Jamalpur area under Kaliakoir upazila around 4:30pm on December 12 when some 35 workers were working inside it. Also Read – 9 workers burnt in gas cylinder blast in Gazipur factoryThe factory caught fire following the explosion, leaving 11 workers injured. To investigate into the incident, district administration formed a five-member probe body, headed by Kaliakoir Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO) Saiful Islam.

Source: Dhaka Tribune December 20, 2017 12:56 UTC