Fire Service and Civil Defence Director General Brigadier General Mohammad Jahed Kamal has assured that the officials injured in the Tongi chemical godown explosion will receive the highest level of medical care.

Speaking to the media after visiting the burn victims at the National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery around 8:00pm on Monday, the DG said, “If needed, they will be sent abroad.”

He said that as soon as the fire broke out, several units of the Fire Service responded to the scene. “While our personnel were working to control the blaze, three firefighters and a warehouse officer of the Fire Service sustained burn injuries in the explosion,” he said.

Among the injured, two firefighters suffered 100 percent burns, one sustained 42 percent burns, and another suffered 5 percent burns, he confirmed. “They are receiving the highest possible treatment here, and we are prepared to take them abroad if necessary,” he added.

Brig Gen Jahed Kamal also said a team from Tongi is still working on-site, and an investigation is underway to determine the nature of the chemicals stored in the warehouse and the cause of the incident.

Chemical fire in Tongi: Three burn victims critical

“All kinds of assistance will be provided to the injured by the Fire Service and Civil Defence,” he assured, adding that the Home Affairs Adviser is expected to visit the victims on Tuesday.

Earlier, a fire broke out at a tin-shed chemical warehouse in Tongi’s Sahara Market around 3:30pm.

On information, seven firefighting units rushed to the spot and brought the blaze under control by 7pm.