Ashulia factory fire victim dies

A female worker, who sustained burn injuries in a fire that broke out at a gas lighter factory in Ashulia yesterday, died at Dhaka Medical College Hospital early today.   

Ankhi, 17, succumbed at the burn unit of the hospital around 2:00am, Bachchu Miah, a sub-inspector of DMCH police outpost, told The Daily Star.

At least 26 female workers were injured after the fire broke out at Colour Match BD Ltd in the Girabo area of Ashulia, on the outskirts of Dhaka around 4:25pm yesterday.

The reason behind the fire could not be confirmed.

On information, fire fighters with nine fire trucks from different fire stations doused the blaze after two hours of frantic effort

Twenty one of the injured women, aged between 15 and 40, were admitted to Burn Unit of Dhaka Medical College Hospital and their condition was stated to be critical.