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Fire at oil carrying vessel in Chandpur: Probe body formed
A four-member probe committee was formed to look into the fire on the oil tanker MV Sadia Enterprise in the Dakatia River of Chandpur on Sunday that left six crew members injured.
Muhammad Lokman, in-charge of Padma Oil Company Depot, said that headed by the company’s DGM Asif Malek, the committee has been asked to submit its report within five working days.
At least six crew members were injured when a massive fire broke out on the oil tanker MV Sadia Enterprise around 4:15 pm near Padma Oil Company's jetty in the Dakatia River, following an explosion of a generator in its engine room on Sunday afternoon.
Six injured as oil-carrying vessel catches fire in Dakatia River
Four units from the local Fire Service and Coast Guard members brought the fire under control around 5:30 pm.
According to the company, some 7.5 lakh litres of petrol and diesel were available at the oil tanker.
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