Gas leak at BD shipbreaking yard kills eight
CHITTAGONG, (Bangladesh): Toxic gas leaked from a vessel at a shipbreaking yard in Bangladesh on Friday, killing at least eight workers, with five others missing, police said. Witnesses said they heard screams from inside the yard in the southeastern port city of Chittagong before workers rushed some of the victims to hospital. Senior police official Abdul Kuddus Chowdhury said eight people had…
A toxic gas leak at a shipbreaking yard in Bangladesh killed eight workers and left five others missing, according to police. Witnesses reported hearing screams from inside the yard in Chittagong, Bangladesh before workers rushed some of the victims to the hospital. The Ferdous Steel Shipbreaking Yard and Recycling Factory, which acquired a vessel used for transporting liquefied natural gas, was listed as a "green" and compliant facility.
However, fire service officials claim safety procedures were not followed, as the vessel should have been free of gas before cutting began. Authorities have formed a committee to investigate the incident and ordered an audit of the shipbreaking yard. Bangladesh's shipbreaking industry, one of the world's largest, is spread along a 25-kilometer stretch of the Chittagong coast on the Bay of Bengal and employs tens of thousands of people.
The sector has faced scrutiny from labor and environmental groups over safety standards and working conditions. Among those killed was Palash Jaladas, whose pregnant wife was inconsolable upon hearing the news.
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