Bangladesh explosion kills 38, injures 300AFP, SITAKUNDA, BangladeshAt least 38 people died and hundreds were injured after a fire that sparked a huge chemical explosion and was still blazing yesterday at a shipping container depot in Bangladesh, officials said. The toll was expected to rise with some of the more than 300 people injured in a serious condition. Firefighters carry a dead body from the site of a fire at a container storage facility in Sitakunda, Bangladesh, yesterday. Container Depot, the firm operating the facility with about 600 workers, said the cause of the fire was still unknown. The container depot held hydrogen peroxide, fire service chief Brigadier General Main Uddin said.

Source: Taipei Times June 05, 2022 16:53 UTC