Six injured as fire breaks out on oil-carrying vessel in River Dakatia

 

At least six crew members were injured when a massive fire broke out in engine room of the oil tanker MV Sadia Enterprise in the River Dakatia, Chandpur in Bangladesh on Sunday afternoon.

The injured are Rubel, 35, Golap, 50, Jilani, 30, Masud, 30, Giyas Uddin, 29 and Madhu Mia, 55.

The fire broke out around 4:15pm near Padma Oil Company’s jetty, said Syed Morshed Alam, deputy assistant director of Fire Service and Civil Defense (North) Chandpur.

On information, 4 units from the Fire Service and Coast Guard members brought the fire under control around 5:30 pm.

Among the injured, Golap’s condition was serious and he was sent to Dhaka for better treatment.

However, the cause of the fire and the extent of the damage remain unknown.