Fire service official says safety procedures appeared to have been flouted, as the vessel should have been free of any gas before cutting began.

A suspected gas leak at a shipbreaking yard in southeastern Bangladesh has killed at least eight people.

A toxic gas leak at a shipbreaking yard in Bangladesh has resulted in the deaths of at least eight workers, raising serious concerns about safety standards in the industry.

Eight workers died and five are missing after a toxic gas leak at a shipbreaking yard. The incident occurred on Friday at the Ferdous Steel Shipbreaking Yard in Chittagong. …