At least 16 folks have been killed and dozens of others have been injured after a blast rocked an workplace constructing within the business district of Bangladesh’s capital Dhaka on Tuesday.
The explanation for the blast remained unclear however deadly constructing fires and explosions are widespread in Bangladesh, the place security enforcement is commonly lax.
The blast shook the fourth and fifth flooring of a seven-story constructing in Gulistan, a serious hub for wholesale items in Dhaka. Several flooring of the constructing and the facet partitions have been destroyed within the explosion, which despatched rubble and splinters flying into crowded streets.
More than 100 folks have been handled for head wounds, fractures and different accidents on the Dhaka Medical College Hospital, hospital director Nazmul Islam instructed AFP. “At least 15 people have died, including two women,” he stated, including that tons of of docs and nurses had been mobilised to deal with the injured.
No substantial hearth broke out within the constructing, which housed dozens of warehouses, retailers promoting lavatory fittings, and different business areas. More than 150 firefighters have been on the website to help in rescue efforts, a fireplace companies spokesperson stated.
“Our officers are investigating whether it was an act of sabotage or an accident,” police commissioner Khandaker Golam Faruq instructed reporters.
A bus driver caught within the blast stated 30 of his passengers have been injured when his car handed the constructing because the blast hit. “I heard a loud explosion and then I was hit in the head by a flying object,” he instructed reporters. Another witness stated folks have been trapped on the second, fourth and fifth flooring of the constructing when firefighters arrived and rushed them to the hospital.
Explosions and fires as a result of gasoline cylinders, defective air conditioners and dangerous electrical wiring are frequent in Bangladeshi buildings and factories. They happen largely between November and March when the climate is dry and chilly.
An explosion at an oxygen plant close to the southern port metropolis of Chittagong on Saturday killed seven folks. A hearth and subsequent explosions at a container depot in the identical metropolis in June final 12 months killed greater than 50 folks.
Source: www.dailysabah.com
