Two workers were killed and three others injured as an oil tanker caught fire while unloading at a private jetty in the River Karnaphuli in Chattogram on Thursday morning.

The deceased could not be identified immediately.

The 'MT Irabati-1' tanker carrying 1,200 tonnes of goods reached Super Petro-chemical jetty from Ashuganj.  Two people died on the spot when the engine room of the tanker caught fire around 7:00am. 

Fire service and civil defense joined the firefighting and rescue operation. They recovered their bodies.

ASI Shilbrata Barua of Chattogram Medical College Hospital police outpost said the injured were taken to the hospital around 8:45 am. Later, the on-duty doctor shifted them to the burn and plastic surgery ward, he added.

BDST: 1207 HRS, APR 29, 2021
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