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Incident Title |
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Four Killed, 50
Hurt in Gas Cylinder Blast in Bangladesh |
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Location |
Date of Incident
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Sultanshi Village,
Bangladesh |
8/22/2000- 4:00 PM
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CSB Incident Number |
NRC Report Number |
Board Ref. Number
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2000-4943 |
None Reported |
None Reported
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Current Status |
Date of Report Update
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No CSB Action
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8/22/2000 - 3:48 PM
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Incident Types |
Location Types |
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- Explosion
- Fire |
Fixed Facility
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Evacuations |
Injuries |
Fatalities
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None Reported |
50 (Estimate) |
4 (Estimate)
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Chemicals Involved
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- Not specified
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Description or Latest
Development |
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Information Added: Tuesday, August 22, 2000 - 3:54 PM
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Witnesses said the explosion occurred while a balloon seller was filling balloons from a
cylinder at the annual religious festival.
Casualties may rise further from the explosion at Sultanshi village under district sadar
upazila.
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Sources ( * indicates
the original source) |
Source Details |
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The Indepedent via
WorldSources, Inc. / NewsEdge |
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