Ferry fire kills at least 30 in southern Bangladesh

DHAKA, Bangladesh — Bangladesh occurrence services accidental astatine slightest 30 passengers person been killed and galore others injured successful a monolithic occurrence that swept done a ferry connected the confederate Sugandha River.

The blaze broke retired astir 3 a.m. Friday connected the MV Avijan-10 disconnected the seashore of Jhalokati district.

Fire serviceman Fazlul Haque said rescuers person truthful acold recovered 30 bodies and rescued 72 injured passengers.

He said the rescue ngo is ongoing and the casualties are apt to spell up.

There was nary connection connected what caused the fire.

Ferry accidents are communal and are often blamed connected overcrowding and lax rules successful Bangladesh, which is crisscrossed by astir 130 rivers. Ferries are a starring means of transportation, particularly successful the confederate and northeastern regions.

In April, 25 radical died aft a ferry collided with different vas and capsized extracurricular Bangladesh’s capital.