Keraniganj factory fire death toll climbs to 16


FE Team | Published: December 15, 2019 12:22:30 | Updated: December 15, 2019 20:06:52


Wife of a worker who died in Keraniganj plastic factory fire cries as the body is being transported by an ambulance from Dhaka Medical College Hospital morgue in the city on Friday — FE photo by KAZ Sumon

Two more victims of the Keraniganj plastic factory fire succumbed to their injuries at Sheikh Hasina National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery on Sunday, taking the death toll from the incident to 16.

The deceased were identified Mostakin, 22, and Abdur Razzak, 45, of Chunkutia in South Keraniganj.

Mostakin and Razzak who were on life support died at the Sheikh Hasina National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery in the early hours, said Inspector Bachchu Mia, in-charge of Dhaka Medical College Hospital police outpost.

The fire, sparked by a gas cylinder explosion at Prime Plastic factory at Hijaltola, killed a worker on the spot and injured 34 others, UNB reported.  

Firefighters recovered the charred body of Jakir Hossain, 25, from the factory.

Thirteen of the victims died at the hospital between early Thursday and Saturday morning.

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