Fire tears through Bangladesh container depot killing 37 and injuring more than 300 -PHOTO

Fire tears through Bangladesh container depot killing 37 and injuring more than 300 -PHOTO
# 05 June 2022 15:30 (UTC +04:00)

At least 37 people have been killed and more than 300 injured as a fire tore through a container depot and caused explosions in southeastern Bangladesh, the country's state-run news agency reported.

The fire started on Saturday night at the BM Container Depot in Sitakunda, in Chittagong District, according to the Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha (BSS) agency.

Police and fire service personnel are trying to douse the flames and rescue people.

The death toll could rise as some of the injured are in critical condition, said Chittagong civil surgeon Mohammed Elias Hossain, according to the Reuters news agency. He added that firefighters and police officers were among those injured.

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