Another man who received burn injuries in a boiler explosion at a tyre factory in Pubail of Gazipur on Saturday died at Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) early yesterday.
The deceased was Abdul Kader, 60, son of Foisuddin Bepari of Bonomali area in Tongi. He was a wholesaler at the factory.
Sources at the DMCH said Kader, who was undergoing treatment at the hospital burn unit with 95 per cent burn injures, succumbed to the injuries around 3am.
Witnesses said the boiler in the factory named Smart Metal and Chemical, located in Pubail of Gazipur, exploded with a loud bang around 4pm.
With the death of Kader, at least six people, including a woman, were killed in the boiler explosion in the factory.
Three of the deceased were Siddika Rahman Doly, a teacher of Boroibari Govt Primary School of the locality and wife of Delwar Hossain of Pubail area of the city, factory workers Selim, son of late Mannan of Basugaon in Pubail, and Abdur Razzak, hailing from Madaripur district.
Jebunnessa, who was an assistant teacher at the local Baraibari Government Primary School, was walking past the factory when the explosion took place, said Joydebpur fire service station officer Hasibur Rahman.
Around 30 people were working in the factory which caught fire right after the explosion. Many workers came running out to save themselves. Injured workers including Abdul Kader, Kamal Hossain and the five dead bodies, were first taken to the Shaheed Tajuddin Ahmed Medical College Hospital around 7pm.
Hospital sources said both the injured men, who have suffered more than 30% burns, were in critical condition.
Four firefighting units from Gazipur and Tongi later brought the factory fire under control. Local ward councillor Bazlur Rahman said the factory melt old tires to manufacture a special kind of oil used along with pitch for carpetting roads.
Deputy Commissioner (DC) SM Alam said a three member-probe committee, headed by ADC Rahenul Islam, had been formed to investigate into the incident. The committee was asked to file a report in three days.
The DC also said that families of the deceased had been given Tk10,000 each for the carrying funeral expenses.
Owner Iman Uddin and the other management staff of the factory have been on the run since the blast took place.