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Bangladesh: Three killed in Chattogram container depot blast
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Bangladesh: Three killed in Chattogram container depot blast

| @indiablooms | 02 Sep 2020, 04:08 pm

Dhaka: An explosion of a fuel tank at a private container depot in the Laldiar Char area of Patenga in Bangladesh's Chattogram area left at least three people killed, media reports said.

The blast left three others hurt.

The explosion took place in a container transporting lorry at the Incontrend Container Depot around 11:30am on Wednesday, Prothom Alo reported.

Patenga police station officer-in-charge (OC) Jubair Syed confirmed this to Prothom Alo.

The deceased people were identified Arman, Moktar and Newaz.

One of the injured persons was admitted to Chattogram Medical College Hospital.  

OC Jubair told Prothom Alo that an explosion occurred while workers were welding opening up a diesel oil tank of a long vehicle at the garage of the Incontrend Container Depot at the terminal no. 14 adjacent to Laldia Char.

Three people died on the spot and three others were injured, the OC added.

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