Nineteen people died when a 22-story office tower erupted in flames in central Dhaka, Bangladesh’s capital
DHAKA, Bangladesh—Nineteen people died when fire erupted in an office tower in Bangladesh’s capital, Dhaka, on Thursday afternoon, sending flames up the 22-floor building and trapping dozens of workers inside for hours.
Authorities warned that the death toll could rise as an additional 73 people were injured and the number who had been inside the FR Tower in central Dhaka when the blaze began wasn’t yet known. “It is not possible to say exactly how many people were trapped inside the building,” said Mohammad Farhadul Alam,...
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