70 dead in Dhaka warehouse fire
Dhaka, Feb 21 (IBNS/UNI): As many as 70 bodies were recovered from a fire-ravaged chemical warehouse in Chawkbazar area of Old Dhaka on Thursday morning, police said.
Inspector-general of police Mohammad Javed Patwary confirmed the number of deaths but said the toll might go up.
The fire broke out around 10:40pm at a chemical warehouse on the ground floor of the five-storey building named Hazi Wahed Mansion. The flames then quickly spread through three other buildings nearby, including a community centre, Ali Ahmed, director general of Fire Service and Civil Defence was quoted as saying by The Daily Star.
Many of the injured have been admitted to the Dhaka Medical College Hospital, said media reports.
Thirty-seven units of firefighters from 13 fire stations rushed to the spot and brought the fire under control around 3am.
How the fire started has not been ascertained yet.
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