At least 16 killed, 450 injured burst from a container warehouse this sunday in the southeast port city of Chittagong Bangladeshias reported by local sources.
Among the dead are police officers., as well as the Chittagong Fire Department. According to the New Age Bangladesh newspaper, the injured were taken to different hospitals in the cities of Sitakund and Chittagong.
According to the preliminary investigation, a fire broke out in the container warehouse around 21.00 local time, firefighters came to extinguish the fire, but two Hours later there was an explosion that caused the fire to spread.according to the aforementioned newspaper.
The presence of chemicals in one of the containers could have facilitated the spread of the fire.It has not yet been extinguished by the Chittagong Fire Department.
“About 19 fire departments are working to put out the fire and also there are six ambulances available on site”He detailed Md Faruk Hossain Sikdar, deputy director of the Chittagong Fire and Civil Defense Service.
In addition, officials from Chittagong Medical College Hospital (CMCH) urgently Blood donation for transport to the injured.
“Arrangements are being made to ensure that the injured receive the best possible treatment. We will bear the total cost of the treatment. “Those injured in the accident will receive maximum compensation,” said Mujibur Rahman, director of UN Container Depot, one of the companies working on container management at the port of Chittagong.