Chattogram container depot fire: Death toll surges to 49

The death toll in depot explosion in Sitakundu surged to 49Prothom Alo

The death toll in depot explosion in Sitakundu surged to 49 while 25 firefighting units have been struggling to douse the fire for around 20 hours.

As of writing the report at around 5:00pm, firefighters were seen spraying the containers with water.

So far, 49 people have died in the incident, said Chattogram Civil surgeon Md Elias Chowdhury.