2 workers die inside septic tank in Chattogram

Two workers died while working inside a septic tank without adequate protective gear in an under-construction building at Hathazari upazila in Chattogram on Tuesday, reports UNB.

The deceased were identified as Md Yeasin, 27, and Md Badsha, 26. Their details could not be confirmed immediately.

Md Shamim, an official at the upazila Fire Service and Civil Defence department, said three workers entered the septic tank to clean it at Dakshin Madarsha village around 4.30pm.

Two of the workers fell sick due to inhalation of toxic gas in the tank, Shamim said.

On information, they rushed to the spot and pulled the workers out of the tank around 5.00pm, he said, adding that they were rushed to a hospital where physicians declared them dead upon arrival.

Md Alamgir, a sub inspector of Madunaghat police outpost under Hathazari police station, also confirmed the deaths.