Six workers die inside ship being dismantled in Sitakunda

The workers were inside an LNG carrier being dismantled 1 HOUR(s) UPDATED 2 MIN(s) Six workers died after suspected toxic gas exposure inside a ship being dismantled at a shipbreaking yard in Sitakunda’s Bhatiary area today.Firefighters rescued the workers from the vessel, which was anchored 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 were believed to have died after toxic gas spread inside the vessel.Another injured worker from the ship was brought in at around 2:30pm, he was pronounced dead on arrival, the police offici