Worker killed in Bogura factory fire

A worker was burnt to death in a fire that broke out at a mosquito coil factory in Bogura Sadar upazila yesterday.

Deceased Belal Hossain, 25, son of late Mojibur Rahman of Sirajganj's Shahazadpur upazila, was a worker at "One Mosquito Coil" factory at Sikarpur village in the upazila.

Belal had stayed back after work on Friday night and slept in the factory, Officer in Charge of Sadar Police Station Humayan Kabir said.

Locals saw the fire in the factory around 6:00am and informed them, Assistant Director at Bogura Fire Station Abdul Hamid said.

Being informed, three firefighting units went to the spot and brought the blaze under control after two hours of frantic effort, he said.

Later, Belal's charred body was recovered from the debris after the fire was doused, Hamid said, adding that the cause of the fire was yet to be ascertained but they primarily suspect that the fire might have originated from an electric short circuit.

Sub Inspector Montaj Ali said the manager of the factory failed to show any valid documents of the factory.