Narayanganj Correspondent

An explosion caused by an overheating wrapping machine at a Bashundhara Group aerosol and air freshener manufacturing factory in the Meghnaghat area of Sonargaon, Narayanganj, left 10 workers injured with burns. The incident occurred on Sunday at around 10:00 AM.

The injured have been identified as Biplob (28), Arif (17), Hasan (22), Shawon (24), Hossain (18), Chanchal (26), Tamjid Sheikh (40), Tanmoy (25), Nur Islam (23), and Al Amin (24).

The factory's internal fire unit managed to extinguish the flames promptly. The injured workers were taken to the National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery in Dhaka for treatment. According to Dr. Shawon Bin Rahman, a resident physician at the institute, the workers have sustained burns covering approximately 15-20% of their bodies.

Witnesses report that the workers were engaged in aerosol and air freshener production at Unit One when the explosion occurred, leaving the 10 workers injured. Firefighters from the factory quickly contained the fire and transported the injured to the burn institute using the company’s own transport.

Morshed Alam, the security in-charge of Bashundhara Paper Mill Unit-1, stated, “A small fire broke out inside the factory while gas was being filled in air freshener bottles. About 10 workers were burned in the process. However, there was no major fire, and we brought it under control within 10 minutes without requiring assistance from external fire services.”

After inspecting the site, Sujon Haldar, Station Officer of Sonargaon Fire Service, confirmed that the fire was controlled without external help. He added, “All 10 workers who were on duty in the same line at the time of the explosion sustained burns.”