A massive fire and a series of subsequent explosions at a private chemical container depot in southeastern Bangladesh killed at least 49 people, including nine firefighters, and injured more than 450 others, officials said on Sunday, as firefighters were still struggling to put out the blaze. According to doctors, the toll could rise further as many of the injured people were
At least 38 people died and hundreds were injured after a fire that sparked a huge chemical explosion and was still blazing yesterday at a shipping container depot in Bangladesh, officials said.
The toll was expected to rise with some of the more than 300 people injured in a serious condition.
Volunteers, some with only flip-flops on their feet, brought bodies from the smoldering, wreckage-strewn facility, saying there were more inside.
The fire started late on Saturday at the huge depot in Sitakunda, which had been storing about 4,000 containers, many of them filled with garments destined for Western retailers, about 40km from
Get latest articles and stories on World at LatestLY. A massive fire and a series of explosions at a private chemical container depot in southeastern Bangladesh killed at least 49 people, including nine firefighters, and injured more than 450 others, officials said on Sunday, as authorities were still struggling to extinguish the blaze. World News | 49 People Killed, over 450 Injured in Major Fire at Bangladesh Chemical Container Depot.