Tragedy in Bangladesh: at least 44 dead in fire in building in the capital

At least 44 people died and dozens were injured on Thursday in the fire of a seven-story building in an exclusive neighborhood of Dhakathe capital of Bangladeshindicated the authorities.

The Minister of Health, Samantha Lal Sentold AFP earlier, after visiting a hospital, that “43 people died in the fire” and that at least 40 injured people were being treated.

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The police inspector Bacchu Mia He said, in turn, that another person died at the medical center, which increases the death toll to 44.

The government ordered an investigation into what happened.

Mohammed Shihabfire department official, noted that the fire started at a popular restaurant in Dhaka to 9:50 pm local time on Thursday (15:50 GMT) and expanded to the upper floors, trapping many people.

The fire was caused by the explosion of a gas pipe in the restaurant, said firefighters, who managed to control the fire within two hours, he added.

75 people were rescued alive, said a statement from firefighters.

The building housed several restaurants, clothing stores and cell phone stores.

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“We were on the sixth floor when we saw smoke coming from the stairs. Many people went up to other floors. Others of us use a pipe to get down. Some of us were injured when we fell.,” said a manager of a restaurant called Sohel.

Others were trapped on the roof of the building and asked for help.

“We are knocking down women and children, including my wife and son. Firefighters, help us. We men are on the roof. You have to get 50“, he said Kamruzzaman Majumdarenvironmental teacher, on Facebook.

Majumdar was later rescued and taken to safety.

Hundreds of distraught relatives gathered at the Dhaka Medical College Hospital when ambulances brought the dead and injured to the scene.

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Fires in apartment buildings or factories are frequent in Bangladesh due to the lack of rigor in terms of safety rules.

In July 2021, at least 52 people died, including many children, when a food factory caught fire.

In February 2019, 70 people died in apartment building fires.

Source: Elcomercio

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