Man working half a km away from explosion spot dies after being hit by iron
A 65-year-old man named Shamsul Alam has died after being hit by a piece of iron during the explosion at the Seema Re-Rolling Mill's oxygen plant in Sitakunda.
Alam was working at his firewood shop, which was located about half a kilometer away from the plant.
According to his son Raihan Uddin, the iron hit Alam in the shoulder and he died on the spot.
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The explosion, which reportedly originated from a cylinder explosion, resulted in the death of five other people and left 32 more injured.
Residents within a radius of up to two kilometers from the plant felt the tremor of the explosion.
