16 hurt in chemical factory blast

Of the injured, one was admitted to the Dhaka Medical College Hospital in a critical condition.

Sources said the explosion occurred two hours after a fire broke out from an electric short-circuit at the Tower Corporation Limited, a blister and medicine-foil manufacturing factory, at about 2:30am.

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A number of fire fighting units from Joydebpur and Bhaluka rushed to the spot and tried to bring the fire under control.

At about 4:30am, a barrel full of chemical exploded with a big bang injuring 16 people, including eight fire fighters.