Container Fire News Today

Operations at port stopped following Monday night's earthquake.

Despite reports that it has been extinguished, the container fire at the port of Iskenderun continues to burn into its second day, according to corres...

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Police recovered more human remains under the debris of BM Container Depot today in Chattogram’s Sitakunda, 10 days after the blast that claimed 47 lives so far.

More human remains including a human skull, bones and other body parts were recovered by fire service officials from the debris of BM Container Depot near the blast site this evening, taking the death toll to 45, according to police.

The UN has said the devastating fire at the BM Container Depot is a reminder of the need to work together towards effective industrial and enterprise safety frameworks and their enforcement.

The Chattogram Custom House auctioned off 30,000 tonnes of Hydrogen Peroxide today (June 6, 2022) in an open tender, which was lying at Chittagong Port for four years.

BM Container Depot in Chattogram's Sitakunda upazila has been burning for over 11 hours.

The Ministry of Labour and Employment will provide Tk 2 lakh to each family of the people who died in in the fire and subsequent explosions at BM Container Depot in Sitakunda upazila last night, Mominur Rahman, deputy commissioner of Chattogram, had said.

In a statement sent to the media this evening (June 5, 2022), they announced Tk 10 lakh as compensation for each of the family of the deceased and Tk 6 lakh for the seriously injured people or any person who have lost any organ in the explosion, and Tk 4 lakh for the others injured in the explosion, reports our Chattogram staff correspondent.