Four workers burned in compressor explosion at Rupganj textile mill, all in critical condition

Four workers were burned in an air compressor explosion at a Sim Group textile mill in the Bhulta area of Rupganj upazila in Narayanganj. The accident happened at around 8 pm on Monday (November 2).

The burned workers were rescued and admitted to the National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery.

The injured are Ismail Hossain (30), Md Kamrul (55), Tapan (38) and Md Naimul (30). All of them are workers at the textile mill.

According to the burned workers, the air compressor suddenly exploded while they were working at the factory at night. In the sudden fire, different parts of their bodies and faces were burned.

Fazle Rabbi, who brought the injured to the hospital, said the four were burned in a fire after an air dryer compressor exploded at the factory.

Dr Sultan Mahmud Sikder, resident surgeon at the emergency department of the National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery, said four people were brought to the hospital in a burned condition from the factory. Of them, 20 percent of Ismail's body, 25 percent of Kamrul's, 12 percent of Tapan's and 42 percent of Naimul's body were burned.

The doctor added that all four have flame burns and inhalation injuries. He said all of them are in critical condition.