My shirt was burned off, my body was burned black, recalls worker injured in Tuas blast
SINGAPORE - Another worker has testified before an inquiry committee about the trauma he faced following a Feb 24 blast at a factory in Tuas. On Wednesday (Sept 29), Mr Rahad Asfaquzzaman, 30, recalled how he had been flung 2m from the force of the explosion, and the traumatic events that continue to give him nightmares. "After the explosion, I got up from the ground and realised I was burning. My shirt had burned off, leaving only some cloth around my neck and my pants on. I immediately tore what was left of my shirt off from my body," the Bangladeshi national said. "I saw that my body had burned black and there was blood coming out from my mouth from inside my body." Mr Rahad's facial scars - like those of the other injured workers who had testified before him - were visible beneath his mask. He added: "I am unable to produce tears when I cry, and when I am under the sun, everything I see is a blur." Mr Rahad is the fourth injured worker to testify before the committee, chaired by Senior District Judge Ong Hian Sun, that is looking into the causes and circumstances of the blast at 32E Tuas Avenue 11. Three workers, Mr Subbaiyan Marimuthu, 38, Mr Anisuzzaman Md, 29, and Mr Shohel ...
