The explosion happened as rescuers tackled a fire at a depot near the south-eastern city of Chittagong. Source: Bangladesh fire: 34 killed, hundreds injured in depot blast
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By Imogen Braddick AT least 34 people have been killed and 300 injured after containers packed with chemicals exploded at a storage depot in Bangladesh. Hundreds of people had raced to the site in Sitakundato at around midnight on Saturday to help tackle the fire when a massive blast ripped through the depot. Firefighters try […]
By Associated Press The fire at the BM Inland Container Depot broke out around midnight on Saturday following explosions in a container full of chemicals. At least five firefighters are among the dead. Source: Massive blaze at Bangladesh container depot kills at least 34, injures more than 300