At least two persons died and three others injured when an explosion took place at the engine room of an oil tanker on Kirtankhola River in Barishal on Thursday afternoon.
The fire service officials said the deceased were primarily identified as Md Babul and Swadhin.
He said the injured were rushed to Sher-e-bangla Medical College Hospital. However, one more crew member, Kashem, remained missing following the explosion. Fire service personnel said that the death toll may increase in this accident.
Sumon Sheikh, a staff of the oil tanker, said MV Ebadee with 10 lakh litres of diesel and 3.5 lakh litres of petrol left Chattogram a couple of days ago for Barishal. Suddenly an explosion took place at the engine room of the tanker, leaving two dead on the spot and three others injured, he said.
Deputy Director of Barishal Fire Service and Civil Defence Mizanur Rahman said being informed three units of fire fighters rushed to the spot around 4:45pm and brought the fire under control within half an hour.
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