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Chemical drum explosion in Dhaka, Bangladesh

Type of event:
Chemical spill or incident

Victims

1

Wounded

14

Date

June 11, 2024

What happened

In Bangladesh, a man was killed by the explosion of a chemical drum in a store of waste materials. Over a dozen people also got sick from the inhalation of toxic gas. The man who lost his life was a day laborer by profession. The explosion occurred in Dhaka’s Adabar area.

Where it happened

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