Md Hanif, 50, has been running a tea stall on the edge of the south-eastern wall of BM container depot for the last two years. The workers and officials of the depot are his customers.

On Saturday night, when everyone was trying to escape from the depot after the explosion, Hanif stayed at his stall and courageously helped 30 workers go over the wall, saving their lives.

correspondent met Hanif at his tea stall on Monday. He said, like every other day he was busy serving customers on Saturday night. Suddenly, he heard an explosion. After that, everyone started running for their lives.

The workers wounded by the explosion were trying to go over the wall to escape the depot. But all of them were badly injured with burns on their bodies and broken bones. They were struggling to mount the tall wall in their condition, which had barbed wires on top.

Hanif said, seeing them, he abandoned the thought of returning home and got on the roof of his stall to assist the workers. It was difficult for one person to help so many, but that didn’t stop him from trying. One by one, he helped five workers go over the wall.