Two workers killed as stacks of bricks collapse at brick kiln

Two workers were killed and two others injured after a wall at a brick kiln and the stacks of bricks arranged on top of it collapsed in Hosenpur, Kishoreganj.

The accident occurred around 12 pm Friday at a brick kiln owned by Sajol in the South Char Pumdi area of Pumdi Union in the upazila.

The deceased workers were Mohammad Utpal (22), son of the late Mohammad Ali, and Golap Mia (60), son of Safir Uddin. Both were residents of South Char Pumdi village.

Hosenpur Police Station Sub Inspector (SI) Shahjahan Mia confirmed the information.

Citing local residents, he said several workers were working at the brick kiln on Friday morning. Around 12 pm, a wall and the stacks of bricks arranged on top of it suddenly collapsed onto four workers. Utpal and Golap Mia were crushed and died at the scene. The other two injured workers were admitted to Hosenpur Upazila Health Complex.

SI Shahjahan Mia further said police went to the scene after receiving information through the National Emergency Service 999. The bodies of the two workers were recovered and sent to the morgue at Shaheed Syed Nazrul Islam Medical College Hospital. Legal proceedings in connection with the incident are underway.