Another 200 people were injured in the port of the coastal town of Chittagong.
At least 40 people have been killed and more than 200 injured in the massive explosion that occurred late Saturday at a container depot in the port of the coastal city of Chittagong, southeastern Bangladesh, according to the latest balance of medical sources. media.
Among the dead are police officers and the Chittagong fire brigade. According to the New Age Bangladesh newspaper, the injured were rushed to several hospitals, both in Chittagong and the nearby town of Sitakundg.
According to the preliminary investigation, the cause of the explosion was a fire that broke out in the warehouse around 9 p.m. (local time). Firefighters came to extinguish it, but two hours later there was an explosion that spread the fire, the aforementioned newspaper said.
The presence of chemicals in one of the containers is said to have facilitated the spread of the flames, which are still out of control this morning as successive explosions of less intensity have taken place. More than 25 fire brigades have been on the scene for hours to contain the situation.
Source: La Verdad
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