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Vol. 5 Num 329 Sun. May 01, 2005  
   
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Gas explosion kills 1, injures 6 in Khulna


One person was killed and six others were injured in an ammonia gas pipe explosion at an ice factory at Rahimnagar under Rupasha upazila of the district at about 7:30pm yesterday.

The dead was identified as Jalal Sarder, 25, a worker of Tahura Ice Factory.

The injured were admitted to Rupasha upazila Health Complex in a critical condition.

The reason for the explosion could not be known immediately. Police rushed to the spot and cordoned off the factory.

They asked the local people to move to a safer place to avoid emission of ammonia gas.