Worker killed in boiler blast
A worker of a rice mill in Rajshahi BSCIC area died yesterday after about five hours of its boiler explosion, trapping him and a co-worker under it.
Firefighters rescued them from Haque Auto Rice Mill and took them to Rajshahi Medical College Hospital within half an hour of the accident occurred around 11:00pm on Friday.
The dead is Aminul Islam, 35, son of Abdul Jalil of Kaliganj in Lalmonirhat.
His co-worker, Abdur Razzak, 37, son of late Abdul Jabbar of the area, was shifted to Dhaka Medical College Hospital around 2:00pm yesterday, said police.
Boalia police said they would see if the boiler was faulty and if the mill had adequate safety measures.
The mill's managing director, Ashraful Alam Chowdhury, could not be contacted.
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