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More than 100 dead after massive fire breaks out in Dhaka’s Chawkbazar
Updated: February 22, 2019 11:12:49 am
1 / 9At least 110 people died Thursday from a massive fire which broke out in Dhaka's Chawkbazar area, which dates back to the Mughal period more than three centuries ago. More than 50 others were reportedly injured as the fire was still lit early Thursday morning. (AP)
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The blaze started late Wednesday night in a chemical warehouse on the ground floor of a four-storey building named Hazi Wahed Mansion behind a Mosque in Old Dhaka's Chawkbazar area which then quickly spread to other buildings as well in the area, reported news agency PTI. (AP)
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The death toll is likely to rise further, with many of the victims still trapped inside the buildings. (AP)
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The firefighters struggled to find water to douze the blaze and had to draw water from the nearby mosque. About 200 firefighters took more than five hours to bring the fire under control. (AP)
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The wounded people were being treated at were being treated at Dhaka's two major state-run facilities – Dhaka Medical College Hospital's burn unit and Sir Salimullah Medical College. (Reuters)
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Many people were reportedly injured as they jumped off from the building which was engulfed in fire. (Reuters)
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The cause of the fire was not yet known. (AP)
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According to some witnesses, the victims also included passersby, some people who were eating food at a nearby restaurants and some members of a wedding party. (Reuters)
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Building fires are relatively common in Bangladesh and have killed hundreds in recent years. In 2013, the Rana Plaza factory collapse had killed more than 1,000 workers and a fire in a garment factory in 2012 killed 112 people. (AP)
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