DHAKA, Bangladesh — At least seven people were killed and another 25 injured after a gas pipeline exploded in southeastern Bangladesh on Sunday, police said. The explosion at Patharghata area in Chittagong district collapsed portions of a boundary wall of a nearby building, local police chief Mohammed Mohsin said. 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. The explosion took place when residents were preparing for the day's work in the morning, Mohsin said.

Source: New York Times November 17, 2019 05:58 UTC