Hossain Jitu (left), whose scars were visible beneath his mask in court, suffered burns to 54 per cent of his body and had difficulty breathing and closing his eyes. - ST FILE
SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/Asia News Network): Moments after an explosion shook a Tuas building and blew out its window panels, the eight workers who were in the workshop at the time ran to a nearby open field screaming in agony.
Workers from neighbouring units went to splash water and hose down the badly burnt workers.
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