The explosion happened after a fire broke out at a depot in the south-eastern town of Sitakunda.
At least five people were killed and scores injured in an explosion at a depot in a south-eastern town in Bangladesh, officials say.
Twenty of the injured are in critical condition with burns covering 60% to 90% of their bodies, a doctor at a hospital treating the injured told AFP.Some of the containers at the depot are believed to have stored chemicals, local media report.
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