Bangladesh building fire kills 46, injures dozens

Firefighters spraying water to douse a fire that broke out in a multi-storey building in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on Feb 29, 2024.It was not immediately clear what caused the blaze, which was under control after two hours of frantic efforts by firefighting units.Volunteers carrying a water pipe as firefighters spray water to douse the fire that broke out in a multi-storey building in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on Feb 29.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina expressed shock and sorrow over the incident, ordering officials to provide swift treatment for the injured. 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.

Also killed, along with his wife, two daughters and a son, was Mr Syed Mubarak Hossain Kauchar, whose family was celebrating plans to emigrate to Italy on March 18, after their visas came through on Feb 29, a relative said. “It was a dangerous building with gas cylinders on every floor, even on the staircases,” he told Reuters, adding that it had a single staircase, lacking ventilation, an emergency exit and other safety features.The main opposition party blamed the government for the fire.

Intense scrutiny of Bangladesh and the major global clothing retailers that manufacture there has helped prevent disasters in the garment sector since a fire in 2012 and a building collapse in 2013 together killed more than 1,200 workers.

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