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The death toll is expected to rise, with hundreds injured

Video. At least 49 dead, hundreds injured in Bangladesh container depot fire

Updated: 05/06/2022 - 14:13 GMT+2

The cause of the fire at the depot, located near the country's main Chittagong seaport, 216 kilometres southeast of the capital Dhaka, could not be immediately determined.

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