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3 construction workers die from electric shocks in Gazipur
Three workers died and several others were injured after being electrocuted at Sreepur upazila in Gazipur.
Three workers died and several others were injured after being electrocuted at Sreepur upazila in Gazipur district while working at an under-construction building.
The incident took place around 8:15 am on Thursday (March 30).
The deceased were identified as Prias, 20, son of Azad Hossain and Pavel, 23, son of Belal Saudagar of Noakhali district; and Monowar Hossain, 25, of Jamalpur district.
Maniruzzaman Manir, officer-in-charge of Sreepur Police Station, said the accident occurred at an under construction factory of Armada Spinning Mills Limited group around 8:45 am when the three workers came in contact with live electric wire while lifting some iron rods, leaving them dead on the spot.
A fire also broke out during the incident. On information, a firefighting unit rushed to the spot and recovered the bodies.