A worker was killed and seven others injured when a mixer machine exploded at BSCIC Industrial City at Begumganj upazila of Noakhali yesterday.

The deceased, Nurul Amin Rony, 22, is the son of Khalilur Rahman of Eklaspur union of the same upazila. The injured were Abul Khair, Nasir Uddin, Pradip Saha, Abu Zaher, Suman Chandra Shil, Lutful Kabir and Enamul Haque.

Eight more workers at Globe Drugs Ltd, a sister concern of Globe Pharmaceuticals, lost consciousness in the incident.

Fire service workers from Choumuhani rushed to the spot and took the injured to hospital. Rony died on the way.

Sub-inspector Md Abdullah of Begumganj Police Station confirmed the incident. He said legal action was under process.