01/03/2024 04:40 (UTC)

At least 43 killed in building fire in Dhaka

Dhaka, Mar 1 (EFE/EPA).- At least 43 people were killed and 22 injured in a fire at a restaurant in an upmarket area of the Bangladesh capital of Dhaka on Thursday night, authorities said.

Health Minister Samanta Lal Sen confirmed the death toll while briefing reporters at the burns unit of a hospital in the early hours of Friday. (Camera: SUVRA KANTI DAS).

SHOT LIST: THE AFTERMATH OF A FIRE THAT ERUPTED AT A BUILDING IN DHAKA, BANGLADESH, LATE 29 FEBRUARY 2024.

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Date: 01/03/2024 04:38 (UTC)
Credit: EFE
Source: EPA
Topic: Disaster and accident » Fire
Type: Rough cut
Duration: 94 seconds
Reference: 7001341222
Relevance: Normal