- Bangladesh [?bɑ?ɡl??d??] 孟加拉国
- blast [blɑ?st] 爆炸
A fire and a huge explosion have killed at least 49 people and injured hundreds more at a storage depot near the city of Chittagong, Bangladesh.
- explosion [?k?splo??n] 爆炸
- storage depot 贮存库；仓库
Hundreds of people had arrived to tackle the fire when a number of shipping containers exploded at the site in Sitakunda.
- tackle 解决；应付；处理
- a number of 许多
- container 集装箱
- explode v. 爆炸
It is thought that chemicals were stored in some of the containers.
- it is thought that 有人认为
- chemicals 化学物质
Industrial fires are common in Bangladesh, and are often blamed on poor safety regulations.
- industrial fire 工厂火灾；工业大火
- be blamed on 被归咎于
- safety regulation 安全章程/规则
Many of the injured are said to be in a critical condition and the number of people killed is expected to rise.
- the injured 受伤人员
- be said to be 据说…
- in a critical condition 情况危急；病危
Hospitals in the area are overwhelmed, with crowds of people waiting in hallways for treatment. Medics have appealed for blood donations and military clinics are helping to treat the injured.
- be overwhelmed 不堪重负；无法应对
- crowds of people 人群
- medics 医疗人员
- appeal for 请求；呼吁
- blood donation 献血
- clinic 诊所
The fire broke out at around 21:00 local time (15:00 GMT) on Saturday and hundreds of firefighters, police and volunteers quickly arrived on the scene.
- break out （战争、灾害）爆发
As they tried to extinguish the blaze a huge explosion rocked the site, engulfing many of the rescuers in flames and throwing debris and people into the air.
- extinguish [?k?st??ɡw??] 熄灭；扑灭；毁灭；消灭；使破灭
- blaze [ble?z] 火焰；火灾；烈火
- rock (使)轻轻摇晃，缓缓摆动；（使)剧烈摇摆，猛烈晃动；
- engulf 包围；吞没；淹没
- debris [?debri?] 残骸；碎片；破片
- throw sth into the air 把…抛向空中
At least five firefighters were killed in the blast and several more were injured. Many people are still missing, including journalists who were reporting on the fire before the explosion.
- at least 至少
- report on 报道
Firefighters were still struggling to put out the fire on Sunday, with continued explosions making it more difficult, according to fire officials.
- struggle to do 努力…
- put out 扑灭
- continued 持续的
