ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has offered profound condolences over the loss of precious lives in a fire incident at a container facility in Bangladesh.
The Foreign Office Spokesperson in a tweet said people of Pakistan, as well as government, are deeply saddened by the sad incident and offer condolences to the families of the victims, the government and the brotherly people of Bangladesh.
The Spokesperson said we pray for quick recovery of the injured.
Deeply saddened by the loss of precious lives due to fire at a container facility in #Bangladesh.
Profound condolences to the families of the victims, the government, and the brotherly people of Bangladesh. We pray for quick recovery of the injured.— Spokesperson ???????? MoFA (@ForeignOfficePk) June 5, 2022
At least 49 people died and hundreds were injured after a fire sparked a huge chemical explosion at a shipping container depot in Bangladesh, officials said on Sunday.
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The toll was expected to rise, with some of the more than 300 people injured in serious condition, officials said, while volunteers reported that there were more bodies inside the smouldering, wreckage-strewn facility.
The fire started late on Saturday at the depot in Sitakunda, which stores around 4,000 containers, many filled with garments destined for Western retailers. The facility is about 40 kilometres (25 miles) from the major southern port of Chittagong.
The blaze caused containers holding chemicals to explode, engulfing firefighters, volunteers and journalists in an inferno, hurtling people and debris through the air, and turning the night sky a blazing orange.
Buildings located kilometres away rattled with the force of the blast.
