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Bangladesh fire: Over 40 killed in depot explosion

A fire and a huge explosion have killed over 40 people and injured hundreds more at a storage depot near the city of Chittagong, Bangladesh.

Crews had arrived to tackle the fire when a number of shipping containers exploded at the site in Sitakunda.

It is thought that chemicals were stored in some of the containers.

5 June 2022

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