Officer-in-Charge of Narsinghdi Sadar Model Police Asaduzzaman said the accident took place around 7:30am at the Makbul Hossiain Bhuiyan Calendering and Finishing Mill in the upazila's Shahe Protab area.
The boiler exploded when workers started it for 'finishing' of some produced products. A wall of the factory fell on the nearby road and house killing three people on the spot, he said.
The deceased have been identified as Al-Amin, 25, a worker of the factory, Abul Hashim, 12, a madrassa student and one housewife 'Begum', 45, resident of a factory-adjacent house, the OC said.
Madrassa student Hasim was passing by the factory and housewife 'Begum' was at her home. Both of them died from wall collapse.
Police, Fire Brigade units and Rapid Action Battalion rushed to the spot immediately after the explosion. Locals rescued five injured and sent them to Narsinghdi Sadar Hospital, he added.
The injured have been identified as Jesmin Begum, 22, Isa Moni, 4, 'Sabbir', 3 and Abdur Razzak, 45.
Doctors have sent Razzak to Dhaka Medical College Hospital as his condition deteriorated.
The police official said the factory owner Abdus Sattar Bhuiyan and its managing director have fled following the accident.
"We are looking for them", he added.
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