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Fire in Bangladesh high-rise fully controlled after 25 died
Source: Associated Press
Fire in Bangladesh high-rise fully controlled after 25 died
March 29, 2019
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — A fire in a high-rise office building in Bangladesh’s capital has been brought under full control with the death toll climbing to 25, fire officials said Friday.
The blaze that burned for several hours Thursday had trapped people inside the building, some shouting for help from windows on upper floors and the roof. But fire officials later said most had been rescued. By Friday morning, no smoke was visible and firefighters and forensic investigators were working at the scene.
Mostak Ahmed, a deputy commissioner of Dhaka Metropolitan Police, told The Associated Press on Friday that the death toll rose to 25 with all but one identified. Based on information provided by relatives, no one appeared to still be unaccounted for, he said. “Still we are checking, if someone comes to us we will verify,” he said.
The fire injured about 70 people, many of them now being treated at Dhaka Medical College Hospital’s burn unit.
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March 29, 2019
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — A fire in a high-rise office building in Bangladesh’s capital has been brought under full control with the death toll climbing to 25, fire officials said Friday.
The blaze that burned for several hours Thursday had trapped people inside the building, some shouting for help from windows on upper floors and the roof. But fire officials later said most had been rescued. By Friday morning, no smoke was visible and firefighters and forensic investigators were working at the scene.
Mostak Ahmed, a deputy commissioner of Dhaka Metropolitan Police, told The Associated Press on Friday that the death toll rose to 25 with all but one identified. Based on information provided by relatives, no one appeared to still be unaccounted for, he said. “Still we are checking, if someone comes to us we will verify,” he said.
The fire injured about 70 people, many of them now being treated at Dhaka Medical College Hospital’s burn unit.
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Read more: https://apnews.com/a78773ef56a047078b459692af7a7ca5
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Helicopters dropped water on the tall building in Dhaka to bring the fire under control (Reuters)
Source: BBC
Bangladesh fire: Deadly blaze hits Banani building in Dhaka
28 March 2019
At least 19 people have been killed in a huge blaze in a high-rise building in an upmarket commercial area of the Bangladeshi capital, Dhaka.
Seventy people have been injured, a spokesman for the local fire brigade has told the BBC.
Firefighters have now entered the building after the fire was brought under control.
The death toll may rise further, as dozens are feared trapped inside the 19-storey office block in Banani.
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28 March 2019
At least 19 people have been killed in a huge blaze in a high-rise building in an upmarket commercial area of the Bangladeshi capital, Dhaka.
Seventy people have been injured, a spokesman for the local fire brigade has told the BBC.
Firefighters have now entered the building after the fire was brought under control.
The death toll may rise further, as dozens are feared trapped inside the 19-storey office block in Banani.
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Read more: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-47733063
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