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KABUL (Pajhwok): At least 49 people have been killed, including nine firefighters, and over 450 others injured in a massive blaze in southeastern Bangladesh, media reports said on Monday.
Doctors warned the toll could rise further, saying many of the injured people were being treated with severe burns.
Firefighters, backed by army troops, were yet to enter deep down the blast site to douse the fire — nearly 23 hours after it ot broke out on Saturday.
“The fire was caused by chemicals including hydrogen peroxide, making the situation difficult,” fire service chief Brig. Gen. Mohammad Mainuddin told reporters at the scene, where the firefighters were trying to extinguish the blaze amid intermittent explosions since Saturday evening.
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