BM Container Depot to pay Tk10 lakh to each family of the dead

Officials of the BM Container Depot have announced to provide Tk10 lakh to the families of the workers who died in the deadly fire.

According to a statement issued by the depot on Sunday, it will also give Tk6 lakh to the critically injured victims who lost their body organs in the accident and Tk4 lakh to other injured workers.

At least 49 people have been reported dead so far and more than 200, including cops and fire service officials, injured after a fire broke out at a container depot in Chattogram's Sitakunda on Saturday night.

The fire broke out at the BM Container Depot at Bhatiari around 11pm and many containers of chemicals exploded simultaneously. The explosions reportedly shattered the windows of several buildings nearby and were felt from areas as far as 4 kilometres away.

More than 200 people have been admitted to CMCH, Parkview Hospital, and Combined Military Hospital. Some 30 of them are in critical condition.