Five workers die inside ship being dismantled in Sitakunda

Five workers died after being exposed to suspected toxic gas inside a ship being dismantled at a shipbreaking yard in Sitakunda’s Bhatiary area today.Firefighters recovered the bodies from the vessel in the sea adjacent to Ferdous Steel Shipyard in the morning."Six people were brought to Chattogram Medical College Hospital following the incident. Five of them were declared dead by doctors, while the injured person was admitted to the hospital," said Nurul Alam, in-charge of the hospital police outpost.He said the workers are believed to have died after toxic gas spread inside the vessel.Mohammad Yusuf, manager of the shipyard, said an LNG carrier was being dismantled and the cutting work was nearing completion.“Liquid waste was found in a section of the vessel. A safety officer and others