Massive blaze breaks out at container storage facility 25 miles from country’s main sea port, Chittagong
At least 16 people have been killed and 170 others injured after a huge fire tore through a container depot in southernThe fire broke out shortly before midnight at a container storage facility in Sitakunda, about 25 miles from the key port of Chittagong, fire service official Jalal Ahmed said.
Chowdhury said the injured had been rushed to different hospitals in the region as doctors were brought back from holiday to help in the emergency. Emergency crews were still working to put out the fire Sunday morning and military clinics were helping to treat the injured.
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