Fire in a Bangladesh high-rise office building has been brought under full control, with the death toll remaining at 19, fire officials say.
Firefighters work to douse a fire in a multi-storied office building in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Thursday, March 28, 2019. A fire in a high-rise office building in Bangladesh's capital on Thursday killed seven people and injured dozens more, police said.
The blaze that burned for several hours Thursday had trapped people inside the building, some shouting for help from windows on upper floors and the roof. But fire officials later said most had been rescued. By Friday morning, no smoke was visible and firefighters and forensic investigators were working at the scene.
The fire injured about 70 people, many of them now being treated at Dhaka Medical College Hospital’s burn unit.
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