At least five people suffered burns and up to 12 were injured after a boiler malfunction triggered a fire at Kalibari Dyeing and Finishing Mill in Madhabdi upazila of Narsingdi on Wednesday.
The incident occurred around 5pm when the mill’s boiler went out of order.
Md. Kamal Hossain, Madhabdi Police Station Officer-in-Charge (OC), said police visited the scene after receiving the information, an investigation will be launched to determine the exact cause of the fire.
Two technicians were critically burned. They were Faisal Ahmed and Rubel Mia. The identities of the other burn victims are yet to be confirmed.
They were initially rushed to local facilities and later transferred to the National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery in Dhaka for advanced treatment.
According to locals, mill owner Iqbal Hossain called in technicians to repair the faulty boiler, which exploded with a loud bang and ignited a fast-spreading fire.
Eyewitnesses claimed that between 10 and 12 people sustained injuries in the incident.
The four fire service units brought the blaze under control after nearly an hour of effort, said Shimul Md. Rafi (PFM), deputy assistant director of Narsingdi Fire Service and Civil Defence.