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Probe committee formed over Sitakunda oxygen plant fire
The Chittagong district administration has formed a 7-member probe committee to investigate the fire at an oxygen plant in Kadam Rasul (Keshabpur) area of Chattogram's Sitakunda upazila on Saturday afternoon.
Additional District Magistrate Rakib Hossain is head of the committee, Chittagong District Commissioner Abul Bashar Mohammad Fakhruzzaman told UNB this evening.
“The committee has been asked to submit a report within 5 working days,” Mohammad Fakhruzzaman added.
Six people were killed and 50 others injured following a big blast in Seema Oxygen Plant around 4:30 pm.
On information, 9 firefighting units from Sitakunda, Kumira and Chittagong fire stations rushed to the spot and managed to douse the flames at 6:30pm, said Md Shahjahan Shikdar, Deputy assistant director (media cell) of Fire Service and Civil Defence.
Among the injured, 30 were admitted to Chittagong Medical College (CHMCH) hospital, reports UNB.