At least 11 people were injured after Sagar Nandini-2 oil tanker exploded again on the Sugandha River in Jhalakathi district on Monday.
The second explosion took place at around 7.00pm in Sugandha River when another vessel Sagar Nandini-4 was preparing to unload the remaining 4 lakh litres of petrol from the tanker.
Sagar Nandini-2 vessel was struck by a massive fire on Saturday killing four people and injuring four others. One of the workers from the tanker remained missing.
After Saturday's fire incident, 7 lakh litres of diesel was removed from the vessel and by-and-large an oil spill was avoided. But following today's explosion some of the petrol has spilled onto the river.
When the fire exploded with a loud bang, the workers of Sagar Nandini-4 jumped into the water and tried to save their lives.
However, 11 people, including police, were injured in the incident.
Being informed, 12 units of districts, upazila and naval fire service rushed to the spot and were trying to douse the fire.
A contingent of Bangladesh Navy has been deployed to assist in the rescue operation and a Navy ship “Dolphin” sailed from Barishal to the spot, ISPR said in a statement.
Oil tanker blasts again in Jhalakathi, 11 hurt
