China News Service, June 5. According to Agence France-Presse, Bangladesh officials said on the 5th that at least 49 people were killed, including many firefighters, and hundreds more after a fire broke out in a container warehouse in the southern part of the country. Injuried.
On the 5th local time, in southern Bangladesh, firefighters were trying to control a fire in a container warehouse.
Firefighters, volunteers and journalists were engulfed in flames as the fire reportedly caused containers containing chemicals to explode.
It is still unclear what caused the initial fire.
At least seven firefighters were killed and at least four others were missing, said Reazul Karim, a Bangladeshi fire department official.
Bangladeshi officials said relief efforts were underway and the death toll was expected to rise.
In the middle of the night on the 4th local time, a fire broke out in a container warehouse in the southern region of Bangladesh. About 4,000 containers were stored in the warehouse, many of which were full of clothing destined for Western retailers.
On the 5th local time, the Bangladeshi government said it would conduct a thorough investigation into the cause of the fire.
The government has announced a pension of 50,000 taka (about 3,700 yuan) to the families of those killed in the fire, and a subsidy of 20,000 taka (about 1,500 yuan) to the injured.
On the same day, Bangladeshi Prime Minister Hasina expressed shock and sadness over the fire accident. She asked relevant departments to take prompt and effective measures to treat the wounded, and called on all political parties to work together to deal with the current predicament.