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A deadly fire at a container depot in Bangladesh has laid bare the dangers still facing millions of the country's workers a decade after a series of tragedies in the export-focussed garment industry spurred a safety revolution.

Families mourn deaths as officials say more precautions could have been taken had they known depot stored chemicals.

Bangladesh authorities accused a container depot operator Monday of not telling firefighters about a chemical stockpile before it exploded with devastating consequences, killing at least 49 people -- nine of them from the fire service. The toll from the giant blast, which followed a fire at the B.M Container Depot…

Firefighters battled for a third day on Monday to control a huge fire that killed dozens when it triggered explosions at a Bangladesh container depot, as officials warned of the risk of further blasts if the flames spread to chemicals stored nearby.

Authorities in Bangladesh are struggling to determine the initial cause of a devastating fire that killed at least 49 people and injured more than 100 others at a container depot

The deadly fire at a container depot in southeast Bangladesh on Saturday night was the latest in a string of major fire incidents.

A massive fire sweeps through an inland container depot near Chittagong, killing at least 49 people and injuring more than 200, officials say.

At least 40 people have been killed following a large fire at a port in the southeast of Bangladesh.

A massive fire swept through an inland container depot in southeastern Bangladesh, killing at least 38 people and injuring more than 100, officials said on Sunday. The fire broke out at a container facility on Saturday night at Sitakunda, 40 km from the port city of Chittagong, triggering a huge…

The blaze in the city of Chittagong broke out around midnight Saturday following explosions in a container full of chemicals. The cause could not immediately be determined.