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37 Dead In Bangladesh As Packed Ferry Catches Fire: Police
Police said that on Friday, a crowded night ferry caught fire in Bangladesh, killing at least 37 people. Frightened passengers jumped off the boat and fled the fire.
The latest maritime tragedy that hit this impoverished low-lying country occurred in the early hours of the morning in a river near Jalokati, 250 kilometers (160 miles) south of Dhaka.
“We have found 37 bodies. The death toll may rise. Most people died in the fire, and a few people drowned after many people jumped into the river,” local police chief Muinur Islam told AFP society.
Islam said that the fire is believed to have originated in the engine room and burned down the ferry. Despite the official capacity of 310 people, the ship carried at least 500 people, many of whom returned home from the capital.
“We have sent approximately 100 burn patients to the hospital in Barisal,” he said.
Witnesses stated that the fire broke out at around 3:00 am (2100 GMT) and spread rapidly.
“We slept on the mats on the first floor deck. All passengers were sleeping. My 9-year-old grandson Nayeem was with me and he jumped into the river. I don’t know what happened to him,” an elderly grandmother said .
Other survivors said that they had seen a small fire in the cabin when they departed from Sadarghat River Station in Dhaka at 9:00 on Thursday night.
Another survivor at the Barisal Medical College Hospital said: “As the fire spread, many people escaped. Many people were unable to leave the cabin where they slept. Many jumped into the river.”
Local district chief Johar Ali said that within an hour after the fire broke out, rescuers arrived at the scene and took the injured to a nearby hospital.
“We talked to passengers. They said there were 500 to 700 passengers,” he told AFP.
“The fire lasted four or five hours before it was extinguished. The entire [ferry] was burned. But they managed to bring it to the shore,” Ali said.
The local TV station broadcast the scenes of the burning of the motorcycle and the burning of the cabin inside the ship.
As fire brigade and coast guard divers searched the muddy waters, survivors shocked by the shells and their relatives crowded the shore.
This accident is the latest in a series of similar accidents in this delta country with crisscross rivers.
Experts in this South Asian country with a population of 170 million accuse the shipyard of poor maintenance, lax safety standards and overcrowding.
In August, a ship carrying passengers collided with a cargo ship laden with sand, killing at least 21 people. In April and May, 54 people were killed in two different accidents.
In June last year, a ferry sank after being hit by another ferry from behind in Dhaka, killing at least 32 people. In February 2015, an overcrowded vessel collided with a cargo ship, killing at least 78 people.
Fires are also a common source of tragedies. In July, a fire broke out in a food and beverage factory in the industrial town of Rupganj on the outskirts of Dhaka, killing 52 people.
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According to reports, Jimmy Kimmel is thinking about leaving his late-night show to devote more time to his son Billy’s continuous struggle with congenital heart problems.
This week, a number of people with knowledge of the situation disclosed that Kimmel intends to leave Jimmy Kimmel Live! after his contract expires in 2025 in order to spend more time with his wife Molly McNearney, who co-head writes the show.
Kimmel’s choice, according to Radar Online, is a result of Billy’s health issues, especially in the wake of Billy’s most recent third open-heart surgery. But now he’s a “healthy kid.”
The Late Night presenter shared the news on Instagram in late May, saying, “We went into this experience with a lot of optimism and nearly as much fear and came out with a new valve inside a happy, healthy kid.”
Sources close to Radar Online claim that the Kimmels are getting ready to step back from the spotlight. According to an informant, Jimmy and his spouse prioritise their family over notoriety. They know what to do financially, so they’re prepared to step back from the spotlight and concentrate on what matters most.
“Life is too short to waste time on a job that brings you no happiness.”
Kimmel’s spokesperson denied the findings.
Even though Kimmel’s publicist denied any talks regarding his possible resignation and called the claim “silly,” especially in light of his son’s recent surgery.
“Though they’ll likely stay busy producing and developing shows behind the scenes, their main focus will be spending precious time with their family,” an insider was quoted by Perez Hilton.
Billy’s congenital heart issue was initially made public by Kimmel in 2017, not long after Billy was born, along with the difficulties his family was facing. Billy was born with a heart condition, according to an echocardiography, a type of cardiac sonography that was performed, Kimmel disclosed on his show.
“Tetralogy of Fallot associated with pulmonary atresia.” In essence, there is a hole in the wall separating his left and right sides of the heart, and the pulmonary valve was totally obstructed.
Three days after his birth, Billy had his first successful open-heart surgery. A few months later, he had another one. Billy had his third operation last month at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles. This was his most recent procedure.
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