2022 Sitakunda fire

2022 Sitakunda fire
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Date4 June 2022 to 7 June 2022
TimeStart of fire:
~21:00 BST (15:00 UTC)[1]
First explosion:
~23:45 BST (17:45 UTC)[1]
LocationBM Container Depot, Kadamrasul area, Sitakunda Upazila, Chittagong District, Bangladesh
Coordinates22°27′18″N 91°44′15″E / 22.4550°N 91.7375°E / 22.4550; 91.7375
TypeFire and explosions
Deaths≥47[2][a]
Non-fatal injuries~450[2][1]
External images
image icon A firefighter facing the fire at night[3]
image icon Fighting the fire the next day[4]
image icon The fire as seen from a distance[1]
image icon A victim being transported to hospital[5]

On the night of 4 June 2022, a fire and subsequent explosions at a container depot in Sitakunda Upazila, Chittagong District, Bangladesh killed at least 47 people and injured around 450 others.[1][4][2][a]

The incident occurred at BM Container Depot in the Kadamrasul area of Sitakunda Upazila.[1][6] After a fire started in the loading area at around 21:00 BST (15:00 UTC), a massive explosion occurred at around 23:45 BST (17:45 UTC), triggering more explosions that spread across the depot caused by ignition of chemicals stored in the containers.[1][7][8][9] The force of the explosions affected buildings several kilometres away, and one witness stated that the explosions caused a rain of fireballs.[10][11]

The head of Bangladesh's fire service stated that there was hydrogen peroxide in the depot which prevented the fire from being controlled.[10] The following afternoon, the fire was still burning and explosions were still being heard. The army had also joined efforts to fight the fire.[4][12][13] The fire was finally brought under control and ended on the afternoon of 7 June 2022.[14]

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