Eight officials sued over BM Container Depot fire that killed 44

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Eight officials sued over BM Container Depot fire that killed 44

Shawdesh Desk:

Sitakunda police have filed a case against eight officials of the BM container depot in connection with the fire and explosion in Keshabpur area of Sitakunda, Chattogram. However, police did not release the names of the accused.

Sub-inspector Ashraf Siddiqui filed the case on Tuesday (June 7) alleging negligence of the depot authorities.

The fire ensued in a container at around 9.15pm on Saturday night at the BM container depot. The explosion took place around 11:00 pm.

The district administration reported 44 deaths so far in the incident. More than two hundred people were injured. Nine members of the fire service are among the deceased.