Four people received burn injuries in a gas chamber blast in an oil tanker on the Kirtonkhola River near Chandmari area of Barisal city yesterday about 8:30pm. The injured were identified as engine room worker Humayun Kabir, 42,  Shamsul huda, 44 , Engineer Shahidul Islam, 45, and worker Abu Sufian, 28.
Condition of three except Abu Sufian is critical said Dr Md Shahin, in-charge of Burn Unit of Barisal Sher-e-Bangla Medical College Hospital where all the injured were admitted.
Abu Sufian told reporters that the oil tanker Mi Anchorage, laden with diesel and petrol, arrived in Barisal two days ago to deliver the oil in a Jamuna oil depot. As per the schedule, the tanker started its engine yesterday night for delivering the oil to the depot at 8:30pm. But the engine gas chamber exploded and caught fire, injuring the four. River Fire Service rushed to the spot and brought the fire under control. The tanker was then anchored near the depot and oil delivery started.