CAIRO – Egypt has expressed its sincere condolences to Bangladesh over the victims of a huge blaze that broke out in a shipping container depot, leaving scores of casualties.
In a statement released on Monday, the Egyptian Foreign Ministry offered condolences to the victims and wished the injured a speedy recovery.
It also voiced Egypt’s solidarity with Bangladesh in such calamity.
At least 49 people died and hundreds have been injured after a fire tore through a shipping container depot in Bangladesh, sparking a huge chemical explosion that engulfed many of those who had rushed to the scene to help. The death toll is expected to rise.
More than 300 people were injured in the incident, many of whom sustained life-threatening burns, and many bodies remain unrecovered as the fire continued to blaze for a second night in Sitakunda, near the busy southern port of Chittagong.
