One person was killed after an oil trawler caught fire in Fatulla, Narayanganj. Another person was injured. They were rescued from the trawler on Wednesday (June 26) afternoon.

Earlier in the afternoon, there was a fire incident in the trawler in Fatulla part of Buriganga river. At that time, the trawler had 86 drums of petrol and 70 drums of diesel. Almost all the oil drums exploded in the fire.

Ziaur Rahman, in-charge of Meghna Depot, said four workers were going to Barisal Manpura with oil in a trawler. There was a fire on the way. Among the four workers, one managed to reach the river bank, but the rest are missing.

Deputy Assistant Director of Narayanganj Fire Service and Civil Defense Fakhar Uddin Ahmed said, our 10 units tried for one and a half hours to bring the fire under control. One body was recovered from the trawler. Another is undergoing treatment in hospital with burns. Two people were reported missing but no one could provide any accurate information. Still we keep trying to find out.

Narayanganj Sadar Upazila Executive Officer (UNO) Didarul Islam said, as far as we know, the trawler had diesel and petrol. I heard that four workers were cooking on the trawler. Maybe this incident can happen from there.