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Five workers die from suspected toxic gas at Bangladesh shipbreaking yard

From Daily Star · () English

Translated from English, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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News Named sources Outcome reported
  • Five workers died at a shipbreaking yard in Sitakunda, Bangladesh, after suspected exposure to toxic gas inside a vessel.
  • The incident occurred while workers were dismantling an LNG carrier, with liquid waste found in one section potentially causing the gas leak.
  • Authorities are investigating the cause of the accident, which led to the deaths of five workers and the hospitalization of one.

Tragedy struck a shipbreaking yard in Sitakunda, Bangladesh, today as five workers lost their lives due to suspected toxic gas exposure. The incident occurred inside an LNG carrier being dismantled at the Ferdous Steel Shipyard.

Six people were brought to Chattogram Medical College Hospital following the incident. Five of them were declared dead by doctors, while the injured person was admitted to the hospital.

— Nurul AlamIn-charge of the hospital police outpost, confirming the number of fatalities and injuries.

Firefighters recovered the bodies from the vessel after being alerted to the situation. Six individuals were rushed to Chattogram Medical College Hospital, where doctors pronounced five dead. The sixth worker remains hospitalized.

An LNG carrier was being dismantled and the cutting work was nearing completion. Liquid waste was found in a section of the vessel. A safety officer and others went there to inspect it, and the accident occurred.

— Mohammad YusufManager of the shipyard, explaining the circumstances leading to the accident.

According to Mohammad Yusuf, the shipyard's manager, the workers were dismantling the LNG carrier when they discovered liquid waste in a section of the vessel. A safety officer and others went to inspect the area, leading to the accident. The exact cause of the gas leak and subsequent deaths is under investigation by local authorities, including the Chattogram Industrial Police and the Department of Inspection for Factories and Establishments.

We have heard about the accident but have yet to receive details. A team has been sent to the site.

— Mahmuda BegumPolice official of Chattogram Industrial Police, stating the initial response.
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Originally published by Daily Star in English. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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