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2 killed in AC explosion at Gazipur factory

GreenWatch Desk Accidents 2022-07-24, 11:31pm




Two people were killed due to an explosion in the air conditioner (AC) of an apparel factory in Gazipur Sadar upazila Sunday, police said.

The deceased were identified as Sagor, 22, and Sohel, employees of an AC repair company, reports UNB.

"The explosion happened as they were repairing an AC at Elegant Group's Cassiopea Fashion factory in the Hotapara area around 5:30pm. Sagor and Sohel died on the spot," SM Azizul Hoque, assistant superintendent of Gazipur Industrial Police, said.

The bodies were sent to Shaheed Taj Uddin Ahmad Medical College Hospital for autopsies, he added.