5 factory workers hurt

Staff Correspondent, Ctg
Five workers of an accessories factory in city's Oxygen area were injured when hot water from a dying machine fell on them yesterday. The injured identified as Rubel, 25, Jakir, 35, Eklas, 25, Subas, 27, and Dipak, 24, were the workers of National Accessories Limited under Bayezid police station. Factory Manager Sanjoy Barua said that the accident occurred at the dying section at around 11:30am when worker Rubel opened cover of a dyeing machine before releasing pressure from it. “As the cover was opened, the hot water from the machine fell on Rubel and four of his fellow workers leaving them burn injured,” Sanjoy said.