A 40-year-old man was burned to death in a fire that broke out at a crane in the KSRM steel mill in Chattogram Sitakunda on Saturday.
The deceased was identified as Md Mohiuddin, son of Zaheer Ahmed of Dakshin Masjidda Dhupapara Pukurpar village of Kumira Union of the Upazila. He was a crane operator of the steel mill.
Kumira Fire Service Station Officer Md Feroze said Mohiuddin died on the spot after the factory's loading crane caught fire Saturday noon.
On information, a fire tender was rushed to the spot.
After the flames were doused, the firemen recovered the charred body of the man, he added.
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