Posted on 06/06/2022 3:08:16 PM PDT by BenLurkin
The cause of the blaze at the BM Inland Container Depot in the town of Sitakunda, 20 miles north of the country’s main port in Chittagong, was not immediately clear. But it spread quickly to containers of hydrogen peroxide, leading to multiple explosions, fire officials said. The fire is under control, officials said Monday, but not extinguished completely. “Some containers are still burning. We are working with the army and navy to douse the fire,” said Atikuzzaman, an assistant director of fire service who goes by one name.
The depot company, which is jointly owned by business executives from the Netherlands and Bangladesh, did not respond to a request for comment Monday morning. Ruhul Amin Sikder, a spokesman for the Bangladesh Inland Container Depots Association, said the magnitude of the blast was no less than what was seen in Beirut in 2020, when about 2,750 tons of ammonium nitrate exploded at the port there.
Scenes at the hospital were “terrible,” according to eyewitnesses. Most of the injured were rushed to hospitals in Chittagong.
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It’s hard to put out fires when thousands of looters show up.
How convenient 🙄
I feel bad to those trying to earn a living getting burned and some even burned to death.
Why do you say looters showed up? I didn’t read anything about looters related to this incident.
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