“We have been trying to ensure proper treatment of the injured persons,” he said, adding, “Many of the corpses were torn apart.” Rescuers carry a survivor of the Saturday night explosion at the B.M. Elias Chowdhury, the chief of Chittagong district health department, told BenarNews. At least 200 more people have been admitted at different hospitals,” Dr. “So far 49 people including eight firefighters were confirmed to have died in the fire incident. Late on Sunday, firefighters were still battling the remnants of the massive fire. The cause of the blast – felt miles away – was not yet known, but hydrogen peroxide was stored at the facility where the explosion took place, officials said.
Container Depot in the Sitakunda sub-district of Chittagong, according to fire service and civil defense department officials under the Ministry of Home Affairs. A Saturday night explosion at a container depot near Bangladesh’s Chittagong port killed dozens of people including firefighters and injured hundreds more, officials and witnesses at the scene said Sunday.Īt least 25 firefighting units were called in to battle the blaze at the B.M.
