Staff Reporter :
Six workers killed inhaling toxic gas while cleansing a septic tank owned by one Nitish Chandra Mohanta at Zafarpur village under Akkelpur upazila in Joypurhat on Wednesday morning. The deceased were identified as : Pritam Chandra Mohanta, 19, son of one Nitish Chandra Mohanta of Zafarpur, Shihab Hossain, 18, son of Sathi Mia of Ulipur, Gonesh Chandra Mohanta, 45, son of Gobinda Chandra Mohanta of Zafarpur, Sajal Mia, 29, son of Rezaul Islam of Gonipur, Shahin Akanda, 30, son of Shamsul Akanda of Gonipur under Akkelpur upazila of Joypurhat, and Mukul Mia, 25 of Khaliswar village under Dupchachia upazila of Bogura district.
Said, Kiran Kumar Roy, Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Akkelpur Police Station, “After Shahin Akanda went down inside the septic tank, he lost his consciousness. Later, the others tried to rescue Shahin, all of them also lost their consciousness, including the owner’s son Pritam Chandra Mohanta.”
On information, rescue teams of firefighters from Joypurhat and Akkelpur went to the spot and brought the six persons out of the septic tank, the OC said.
They were rushed to Akkelpur Upazila Health Complex where doctor declared them dead, he said.
The dead bodies have been handed over to family members, the OC added.
