Dhaka. There was a blast in Dhaka, Bangladesh on Tuesday. 14 people died in this. More than 100 people have been reported injured. According to reports, the blast took place at Siddiq Bazaar in Old Dhaka around 4.50 pm. During this time many people were present there. The reason for the blast could not be ascertained. In some reports, it has been described as a cylinder blast.
According to the Bangladesh News website, the blast took place in a seven-story building in Siddiq Bazar. Two floors were completely destroyed. In this building, there were shops of things used for cleaning the houses. It is believed that some chemical caught fire and later the cylinder blasted. After the explosion, the debris spread on the roads. A bus standing on the road also came under its grip.
The blast was so strong that it broke the glass of many offices in the building on the other side of the road. A person named Abdur Rehman, who works in the office of a bank on the other side of the road, said that due to the blast, many glasses of the entire building were broken. Deen Mooney, deputy director of fire services, said the cause of the blaze is still under investigation.
This blast happened in Dhaka on Tuesday and is the third blast this week. Earlier on March 6, there was a blast in a science lab in which 3 people were killed and 40 people were injured. The reason for this was said to be a fault in the air conditioner. On Monday, there was also a blast in Dhaka’s oxygen plant, in which five people died. 30 people were injured.
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