3 killed in boiler explosion at Thakurgaon rice mill
Another person was also injured in the incident.
Three people, including a woman and her daughter, died as a boiler of a rice mill exploded in Rahimpur area of Thakurgaon Sadar upazila today.
The deceased were identified as Dipti Das, 40, her daughter Puja Das, 11, and Palak Das, 12, confirmed Talha Bin Zasim, station officer of Fire Service and Civil Defense.
Another person named Sagar Das was injured in the incident, he added.
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ABM Firoz Wahid, officer-in-charge of Thakurgaon police station, told UNB the incident occurred at 9:15am when the boiler of the rice mill, owned by one Saidur Rahman, exploded.
A fire also broke out at the rice mill following the explosion. A firefighting unit rushed to the spot and extinguished the blaze immediately.
The injured were taken to Thakurgaon Sadar Hospital.
