8 burnt in Narayanganj chemical factory fire
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Eight workers suffered burn injuries in a fire at a chemical factory in Dakshin Golakandail area at Rupganj upazila here on Tuesday night.
The victims are - Bayezid, Rokon, Khademul, Sajeeb, Ripon, Mehedi, Rasel and Akalu.
The burn injured were admitted to the Sheikh Hasina National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery (SHNIBPS).
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Locals said the fire broke out at "Lily Chemical Factory" around 10:15pm.
Narayanganj Fire Service deputy director Abdullah Al Arefin told BSS that on information, five fire fighting units rushed to the spot and completely doused the blaze around 12:15 early Wednesday.
However, the cause of the fire and amount of damages could not be known immediately.
