16 confirmed dead in Bangladeshi commercial building explosion: official

STORY: 16 confirmed dead in Bangladeshi commercial building explosion: official DATELINE: March 8, 2023 LENGTH: 00:03:10 LOCATION: Dhaka CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. various of rescue efforts at the blast site 2. various of crowds 3. various of a hospital STORYLINE: At least 16 people were killed and many others injured in a massive explosion that took place in a commercial building in the old part of Bangladesh's capital Dhaka on Tuesday, an official said. Mominur Rahman, Dhaka district's administration chief, told Xinhua that "16 bodies have been brought to Dhaka Medical College Hospital from the explosion site." At least 20 people with critical injuries were admitted to the hospital, he added. Because of the explosion, officials said two buildings -- one seven-story and the other one five-story -- were damaged at the Siddique Bazar area in old Dhaka. The incident occurred around 4:50 p.m. local time on Tuesday, the fire service control room said. The blast occurred at the seven-floor building whic

Bangladeshi army deployed as container depot fire kills at least 45

STORY: Bangladeshi army deployed as container depot fire kills at least 45 DATELINE: June 6, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:38 LOCATION: Dhaka CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. various of a terrible fire broke out at a container depot in Chittagong, Bangladesh STORYLINE: At least 45 people were killed and hundreds of others injured as a devastating fire swept through a container facility in Chattogram district, about 242 km southeast of Dhaka, capital of Bangladesh. The fire broke out in one of the containers loaded with chemicals in the container yard located in Sitakunda on the outskirts of Chattogram on Saturday night. The district's chief administrator Mohammad Mominur Rahman told Xinhua over the phone that "the death toll of the depot fire has risen to 45 on Sunday." According to Brigadier General Shamim Ahsan, director of Chattogram Medical College Hospital, at least 250 people were treated in the hospital. They suffered from burn injuries in the devastating fire that erupted at about 8:00 p.m. local time Saturda

37 confirmed dead, over 200 injured in Bangladesh container depot fire, explosions

STORY: 37 confirmed dead, over 200 injured in Bangladesh container depot fire, explosions DATELINE: June 5, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:45 LOCATION: Dhaka CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. various of firefighters rescuing at the scene 2. various of the incident STORYLINE: At least 37 people died as a container depot in Bangladesh's Chattogram district, about 242 km southeast of the capital Dhaka, caught fire followed by explosions on Saturday night, a senior official said Sunday. The fire broke out in one of the containers loaded with chemicals in the container yard located in Sitakunda on the outskirts of Chattogram. The district's chief administrator Mohammad Mominur Rahman told Xinhua over mobile phone that the death toll of the depot fire has risen to 37 on Sunday afternoon after "another 23 people succumbed to their injuries." He said at least 200 others suffered burn injuries in the devastating fire that broke out at about 8:00 p.m. local time (1400 GMT) Saturday at the private BM Container Depot Ltd.