At least 49 killed and hundreds injured in Bangladesh depot fire

Huge blaze breaks out at container storage facility 40km from country's main sea port, Chittagong, with toll expected to rise further

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.