{"id":18753,"date":"2024-03-01T07:27:56","date_gmt":"2024-03-01T07:27:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swn.af\/en\/?p=18753"},"modified":"2024-03-01T07:28:36","modified_gmt":"2024-03-01T07:28:36","slug":"bangladesh-building-fire-kills-45-injures-dozens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swn.af\/en\/2024\/03\/bangladesh-building-fire-kills-45-injures-dozens\/","title":{"rendered":"Bangladesh building fire kills 45, injures dozens"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>MONITORING (SW) &#8211; A massive fire in Bangladesh that raced through a six-storey building home to restaurants where many families with children were dining has killed at least 45 people and injured dozens, the health minister said on Friday.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Fire authorities said a gas leak or a stove could have caused Thursday&#8217;s blaze in the capital, which spread quickly after breaking out in a biryani restaurant, and was only reined in following two hours of effort by 13 units of firefighters.<\/p>\n<p>Hospitals are treating 22 people with burn wounds, Health Minister Samanta Lal Sen told reporters.<br \/>\n&#8220;All 22 people &#8230; are in critical condition,&#8221; Sen said after a visit to the Dhaka Medical College Hospital.<\/p>\n<p>Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina expressed shock and sorrow over the incident, ordering officials to provide swift treatment for the injured, according to Reuters.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_18758\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18758\" style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-18758 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/swn.af\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"798\" srcset=\"https:\/\/swn.af\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/1.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/swn.af\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/swn.af\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/1-1024x681.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/swn.af\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/1-768x511.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-18758\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A fire at a six-story shopping mall in the Bangladeshi capital overnight, ABC X account<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Firefighters used cranes to rescue people from the charred building, said fire officials, who were still working to clear debris and stamp out any remaining embers.<\/p>\n<p>Doctors said most of the dead were killed by suffocation with others dying as they jumped off the building, which also houses some clothing and mobile telephone shops.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__small__1kGq2 body__full_width__ekUdw body__small_body__2vQyf article-body__paragraph__2-BtD\" data-testid=\"paragraph-10\">The fire could have originated from a gas leak or stove, said Brigadier General Main Uddin, a top fire service official.<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"paragraph-10\">\n<p class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__small__1kGq2 body__full_width__ekUdw body__small_body__2vQyf article-body__paragraph__2-BtD\" data-testid=\"paragraph-12\">The government has set up a five-member panel to investigate the incident, Reuters reported.<\/p>\n<h6 data-testid=\"paragraph-12\"><strong>ENDS<\/strong><\/h6>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MONITORING (SW) &#8211; 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