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Dhaka, June 5 (IANS): A massive blaze, followed by a powerful explosion at a private container depot in Bangladesh’s Chittagong district has killed a total of 43 people, including seven firefighters, and injured some 500 others of which 10 of them were police personnel, authorities confirmed on Sunday. The devastating blaze broke out at about 10:30 pm on Saturday at the private BM Container Depot Ltd, a Netherlands-Bangladesh joint venture company, in Sitakunda. Authorities said that within 40 minutes of the raging fire, there was a massive explosion and the blaze spread from one container to the other due to the presence of explosive chemicals. The Director General of Fire Service said none of the owners or directors of the company are available, and amount or type of chemicals stored or how many containers are there is not immediately known. As the fire is still raging which might take another 24 hours to be completely doused, it is not possible to go near the depot, the offici
A massive blaze, followed by a powerful explosion at a private container depot in Bangladesh s Chittagong district has killed a total of 43 people, including seven firefighters, and injured some 500 others of which 10 of them were police .
A massive blaze, followed by a powerful explosion at a private container depot in Bangladesh s Chittagong district has killed a total of 43 people, including seven firefighters, and injured some 500 others of which 10 of them were police personnel, authorities confirmed on Sunday.
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