15 hurt in 'boiler blast'
At least fifteen workers, including three females, were injured in a blast at a garment factory in Adamjee Export Processing Zone in Siddhirganj of Narayanganj town yesterday.
Police suspected that a boiler of the factory of Epic Garments Ltd, a Hong Kong based company, blasted.
Of the injured, three were sent to Dhaka Medical College Hospital in critical conditions while others were admitted to a local hospital.
Quoting witnesses, Director of the Industrial Police-4 in Adamjee Mahbub Alam said the boiler blasted around 1:30pm when the midday meal of the workers was being prepared.
Police are yet to ascertain the cause of the blast.
The factory authorities could not be contacted despite repeated attempts.
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