MONGLA, BAGERHAT: Three workers were burnt to death in a fire at oil tanker in Poshur Channel of Mongla port of the district on Saturday night.

Of the deceased, two were identified as Moslem Uddin and Babul Mia.

The owner of the oil tanker Mahbub Uddin told banglanews that the fire originated around 4:00am at oil tanker named MT Jakah, leaving the three workers critically injured.

On information, fire fighters and port workers rushed to the spot and brought the fire under control.

Later, injured workers were rushed to burnt unit of Dhaka Medical College Hospital but the critically injured three workers died on the way to hospital around 11:00pm.

BDST: 0910 HRS, APR 27, 2014