Melted iron burns 6 in Chattogram factory

Map of Chattogram
Map of Chattogram

At least six workers sustained burn injuries after melted iron fell on them at Shitolpur Steel Factory in Sitakunda upazila of Chattogram on Saturday morning, reports UNB.

The injured are -- Shah Alam, 55, Riad Hossain, 25, Shakib Hossain, 32, Moinuddin, 25, Amzad Hossain, 40, and Mishu, 35.

Chittagong Medical College Hospital police outpost sub-inspector Alauddin Talukdar said melted iron fell on a group of workers when they were working at the factory, injuring six of them.

Of the injured, four were sent to Dhaka Medical College Hospital in critical condition, the SI said.