People 'jumping out of 19-storey skyscraper' as blaze rips through building in Bangladesh capital

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A major fire has broken out in a high-rise building in Dhaka, trapping workers inside and apparently forcing some to try and jump to safety. The fire service in the Bangladeshi capital is working to

The fire broke out shortly after midday on Thursday in the FR Tower, an office building on a busy street in the capital's Banani business district.

 

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Reminds me of 9/11

MsLindaLopresti Horrific shades of Twin Towers without the terrorist dimension.

This is a very sad situation in Bangladesh.

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