The owners of a shipbreaking yard in Sitakunda will provide Tk 10 lakh to each family of workers killed in a toxic gas leak, Finance and Planning Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury said today.The government will also stand by the affected families, he said while visiting the injured and families of the deceased at Chattogram Medical College Hospital on Friday afternoon.The minister said the government has ordered the formation of an investigation committee to determine the cause of the accident.If anyone is found responsible after the investigation, the government will take action against them, he said.The accident occurred around 9am at Ferdous Steel, a factory in the Station Road area of Bhatiary Union in Sitakunda.According to officials, toxic gas leaked from a gas cylinder of a scrapped ship at the facility, leaving several workers critically ill.The death toll from the incident has risen to eight.The latest incident has once again raised concerns over safety standards at shipbreaking yards, where workers are regularly exposed to hazardous materials and toxic substances.
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