16 killed, over 450 injured in Ctg container depot fire

GBNews24 Desk//

The death toll from the devastating fire at a private Inland Container Depot (ICD) at Sitakunda upazila in Chittagong has risen to 16.

The deceased includes a Fire Service personnel. His identity could not be known till writing this report on Sunday morning.

Earlier, the fire fighters said nine people were killed in the devastating fire. Three more bodies were brought at Chittagong Medical College Hospital (CMCH) from the spot on early Sunday morning. With them, the number of death has risen to 16.

CMCH sources confirmed about the number of deaths to reporters.

The identities of the deceased could not be known yet. Some 450 people have been admitted to different government and private hospitals and clinics including the CMCH with multiple burn injuries. They include police and Fire Service personnel.

16 killed, over 450 injured in Ctg container depot fire

The fire broke out at BM Container Depot in Kadamrasul of the upazila on late Saturday night.

The CMCH Police Outpost sub-inspector Nurul Alam said a fire broke out at the container depot around 10:30pm.

As Fire Service units worked to put it out, there was an explosion and then the fire spread.