A footwear factory worker was burned to death and seven others suffered serious burn injuries as a fire broke out in their Islambagh factory here on Monday.
Witnesses said the fire broke out in the factory around 4:30 pm, leaving Sabbir,22, dead and seven others injured. It was not clear what actually caused the fire.
Duty officer of Fire Brigade control room Nazma Begum said firefighters recovered the charred body of Sabbir from the factory housed in a two-storey building.
The fire had been extinguished by locals before the firefighters reached the spot, she said.
The injured — Dipu, 14, son of Abdur Rashid, Babu,22, son of Md A Quader, Md Sharif,16, son Jahir Ali Khan, Md Sentu, 34, Sohel Rana, 22, son of Md Sakiruddin, Md Uzzal, 21, son of Md Babul and Md Rubel,24, — were admitted to Dhaka Medical College Hospital.
Source: UNBConnect
