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2021 Bangladesh ferry fire
|
| Date
| 24 December 2021
(
2021-12-24
)
|
|---|
| Time
| Around 3 a.m. (
BST
)
|
|---|
| Location
| Sugandha River, near
Jhalokati
,
Jhalokati District
,
Bangladesh
|
|---|
| Cause
| Fire
on MV
Avijan-10
|
|---|
| Deaths
| 41
|
|---|
| Non-fatal injuries
| >100
|
|---|
| On board
| 500+
|
|---|
On December 24, 2021,
MV Avijan-10
, a passenger
ferry
, caught
fire
on a
river
near the town of
Jhalokati
,
Bangladesh
. The fire killed 39 people and injured 72 others.
[1]
The boat had a capacity of 310 people, but was carrying more than 500 passengers, many of whom were returning home for the weekend.
[2]
The fire started in the engine room and quickly spread to other parts of the ferry.
[3]
Some blame the poor treatment of the boat as a reason why the fire spread so quickly.
[3]
