Boiler blast kills one

18 October 2009, 17:00 PM

Our Correspondent, Sirajganj

A man was killed and two others were injured in boiler explosion at Domdoma Bazaar in Ullapara upazila yesterday morning. The deceased, Modina Pramanik, 40, was son of Mofazzal Hossain Pramanik of Chardomdoma village. Police and local sources said, Modina and his two associates Hossain Ali and Monsur Ali received serious burn injuries as the boiler of a rice mill owned by Shahidul Islam exploded with a huge bang at around 6:30 am. The three had been working at the rice mill as labourers for long. The injured were shifted to Sirajganj Sadar Hospital in a critical condition where Modina succumbed to his injuries after a few minutes after admission. Condition of others is stated to be critical.