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Source: Fairplay BANGLADESH, 3 January 2002 -- THREE workers have died as a result of an explosion during the cutting of a vessel at a breaking yard near Chittagong on January 3. Ezahar Miah, 25, died instantly when his torch ignited gases inside the 15,000 DWT tanker NT Yahia at the Brothers Associates ship breaking yard at Sitakunda. Two other cutters later succumbed to injuries at a Chittagong hospital. Hundreds of other workers were working on the vessel at the time of the explosion, but no further injuries are reported. This is the second such incident at Sitakunda in three years. The Bangladesh government is currently reviewing the initial draft of a law that would require vessels imported for breaking to be gas-free for hot works. however, officials at the shipping directorate freely admit that red tape will delay "for years" the introduction of the new law. FAIR USE NOTICE. This document contains copyrighted material whose use has not been specifically authorized by the copyright owner. The Basel Action Network is making this article available in our efforts to advance understanding of ecological sustainability and environmental justice issues. We believe that this constitutes a `fair use' of the copyrighted material as provided for in section 107 of the US Copyright Law. If you wish to use this copyrighted material for purposes of your own that go beyond `fair use', you must obtain permission from the copyright owner. More News |