Dhaka – At least seven people were killed and eight injured on Sunday after a gas pipeline exploded in the Bangladeshi port city of Chittagong, a police official said.
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The gas pipeline exploded in front of a five-storey building, blowing walls off the building, local police official Mohammad Mohsin said, citing witnesses.
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The injured have been taken to hospital, he said, adding a rescue operation was under way.
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The explosion at Patharghata area in Chittagong district collapsed portions of a boundary wall of a nearby building, local police chief Mohammed Mohsin said.
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He said at least 25 people were hospitalized and firefighters joined the rescue operation.
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It was not immediately clear what caused the explosion. News reports said the road in front of the explosion site was busy with people and tricycle rickshaws. A boundary wall fell on the people on the road.
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The explosion took place when residents were preparing for the day’s work in the morning, Mohsin said.
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Chittagong is 216 kilometers (134 miles) southeast of the capital, Dhaka.
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