A 38-year-old man who suffered injuries in an explosion and subsequent fire at the SN Corporation shipbreaking yard in Sitakunda, Chattogram, died early Sunday.

The deceased was Ahmad Ullah, 38, manager of SN Corporation shipbreaking yard.

Twelve people suffered burn injuries in the explosion on Saturday.

Nazrul Islam, who brought the injured victims to Chattogram Medical College Hospital (CMCH), said the explosion occurred while the workers were cutting a ship at the yard on Saturday morning.

The injured were initially taken to CMCH and later eight of them were referred to Dhaka for advanced treatment. Ahmad Ullah died on the way to Dhaka.

The remaining seven were admitted to the Sheikh Hasina National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery, where Dr Tariqul Islam declared their condition as critical.

Among the injured, Mohammad Jahangir Alam and Abul Kashem each suffered 70% burns, Barkatullah sustained 60% burns, Anwar Hossain 25%, Khairul Islam 80%, Al Amin 80%, and Habib 45%, he said.

The Ministry of Industries formed a committee to investigate the incident.

Additionally, operations at the shipbreaking yard have been suspended until further notice.