The death toll from an explosion at the SN Corporation shipbreaking yard in Chattogram's Sitakunda rose to two with the death of one more burn victims.
The deceased was Khairul Islam, 21, a resident of Dashar Kathi village in Kawkhali Upazila, Pirojpur and a worker of the shipyard.
Dr Tariqul Islam, resident physician of the hospital, said Khairul breathed his last around 2:45AM while receiving treatment with 80 per cent of burns at the Intensive Care Unit (ICU).
Earlier, another victim, Md Ahmadullah, 38, died early Sunday.
Nazrul Islam, who brought the injured victims to Chattogram Medical College Hospital said that the explosion occurred while the workers were cutting a ship at the yard on Saturday morning.
The injured were initially taken to CMCH and later eight of them were referred to Dhaka for advanced treatment.
Among the injured, Mohammad Jahangir Alam and Abul Kashem each suffered 70% burns, Barkatullah sustained 60% burns, Anwar Hossain 25%, Al-Amin 80%, and Habib 45%, he said.
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