A security guard sustained burn injuries and 20 automotorised electricrickshaws and a motorcycle were gutted in a fire at a garage in Kandopasha area in Nalchity upazila on Tuesday night, following an explosion at a battery-fitting factory.
The injured is the security guard of the garage Limon Jamaddar, 27, son of Kamal Jomaddar.
Station Master Golam Mostafa of Nalchity fire service said that the fire broke out as the battery of an autorickshaw exploded due to excessive charging that caused it to overheat in the garage of Masud Khan around 11pm.
On information, a fire service team rushed in and brought the fire under control.
Later, they retrieved Limon’s body with 60 percent burn injuries.
First, he was taken to Barishal Sher-e Bangla Medical College Hospital. As his condition was critical, he was sent to Dhaka Medical College Hospital,where he remains in critical condition at the time of filing this report.
The financial loss caused by the fire was estimated Tk 15 lakh, said the station master.