10 victims of Ctg depot fire in critical condition at SHNIBPS
Fourteen people, who suffered burn injuries in the explosion at BM Container Depot in Chattogram's Sitakunda, are being treated at the Sheikh Hasina National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery (SHNIBPS).
Ten people are in critical condition, of them four are being treated in the ICU, Prof Mohammad Abul Kalam, director of the burn unit told reporters on Monday.
One of the ICU patients, who is a firefighter, has suffered 80% burns and is under life support, he added.
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Another firefighter has suffered 64% burns and is being treated in the ICU as well.
The six other people who are in critical condition are being treated at the post-operative unit of the hospital, said the director.
He also said that four people are on the path of recovery.
Another three patients, whose lungs have been burned by 15-25%, are being brought to SHNIBPS, confirmed Dr Samanta Lal Sen, national coordinator of SHNIBPS.
He also said 130 patients injured in the blaze were being treated at Chittagong Medical College (CMC) Hospital.
Meanwhile, the condition of six people is critical and they are being treated in the ICU of different hospitals in Chattogram.
As the condition of three of them is critical they are being taken to Sheikh Hasina National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery for advanced treatment.
At least 49 people were killed and more than 200, including cops and fire service officials, injured after a fire broke out at a container depot in Chattogram's Sitakunda on Saturday night.
The fire broke out at the BM Container Depot at Bhatiari around 11pm and many containers of chemicals exploded simultaneously. The explosions reportedly shattered the windows of several buildings nearby and were felt from areas as far as 4 kilometres away.
