The authorities on Thursday identified eight more bodies of victims who died in the massive fire at BM Container Depot in Chittagong’s Sitakunda.
"DNA reports identified eight victims of the BM Container Depot incident. The bodies will be handed over to families soon,” Sumon Bonik, inspector (investigation) of Sitakunda police station told Bangla Tribune.
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ASI Alauddin Talukder of Chittagong Medical College Hospital (CMCH) police outpost said some families have already gathered at the police station to take the bodies.
At least 51 people, including 10 firefighters, were killed and more than 250 injured in a fire and subsequent blasts at BM Container Depot in Sitakunda of Chittagong on June 4.
As many as six probe bodies were formed over the incident.