The fire in Bangladesh killed dozens of shoppers and restaurant customers. The cause is unclear.
On a Fire in multi-story shopping center in Bangladesh they are At least 45 people died. The victims were mostly restaurant guests, a fire department spokesman said Friday night. Most of them succumbed to serious injuries in hospitals. Dozens of other people were injured, many of them in critical condition, authorities said.
According to firefighters, as the flames and smoke spread rapidly, the building called Green Cozy Cottage in the capital Dhaka became a death trap for many shoppers and restaurant customers. Some managed to climb down a water pipe on the outside of the building and simply escape.
Deleted after three hours
According to reports, the fire was extinguished after three hours. The cause of the fire, which broke out on Thursday night, was initially unclear. Police chief Chowdhury Abdullah Al-Mamun announced an investigation.
Given the lack of fire safety precautions, large fires with many injuries and deaths in multi-story buildings are not uncommon in Bangladesh.