Two siblings die after inhaling toxic gas in betel nut storage bunker

Two siblings died and three were injured while working inside a betel nut storage bunker in Chattogram’s Fatikchhari upazila today.
The deceased were identified as Md Shafi, 40, and Sohidullah, 38, of Paindong union of the upazila, reports our Chattogram staff correspondent quoting police.
“Five people fell ill after inhaling poisonous gas at 11:30am while working at a betel nut storage bunker. Neighbours later rescued them and sent them to Chattogram Medical College Hospital where doctors declared two siblings dead,” said Kamal Uddin, officer of the Fatikchhari Fire Service and Civil Defence Station.
The injured people are undergoing treatment at the hospital, he added.
Mohin Uddin, member of Paindong Union Parishad, told reporters that the victims were betel nut sellers.
“They used to preserve betel nut for selling in advance of the season to earn extra money,” he added.