40 dead 450 injured in Dhaka

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A massive fire caused by an explosion at a private container depot in southeastern Bangladesh has killed at least 40 people and injured more than 450, officials said on Sunday.

The blaze broke out on Saturday night at BM Container Depot in the Kadamrasul area in Sitakunda Upazila in Chittagong.

At least 16 people have died in the fire and subsequent explosions at the depot while hundreds of people, including police and fire service personnel, sustained burn injuries in the incident, The Details are awaited.

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