5 dead, 50 injured in Sitakunda oxygen plant fire

At least five people were killed and 50 others injured as a massive fire broke out at an oxygen plant following an explosion in Kadam Rasul (Keshabpur) area of Chattogram’s Sitakunda upazila on Saturday afternoon.

The identities of the deceased could not be known immediately, said Nurul Alam, in-charge of Chittagong Medical College Hospital police outpost.

The fire started at Seema Oxygen Plant around 4:30pm after a big bang, Sitakunda Fire Service officer Md Fazle Rabbi said.

On information, Nine firefighting units rushed to the spot and brought the blaze under control at 5:40pm, he added.

However, the reason behind the blast and fire could not be known immediately, said the fire official.

Earlier on 4 June last year, a devastating fire at BM Container Depot killed 51 people and injured more than 250 people.