From a high-rise building in the capital of Bangladesh flames and thick smoke beat. Many people are stuck. The authorities fear high number of victims.
In the capital of Bangladesh, a high-rise building caught fire. At least 17 people were killed as the fire Department confirmed. The number of victims could rise, because many people in the 19-storey office building were not included, said fire Department spokesman Khurshid Alam. According to media reports, some people tried to save himself with a jump out of the window.
The fire broke out hitherto unknown cause in the ninth floor. On images that have been published in Online social networks, were flames and dense black smoke to be seen, the invaded from the high house. Also Navy and air force are in use to extinguish the flames and rescue people.
Residents support the fire brigade in the rescue work
Among other things, due to the lack of fire protection devices, deadly fires in Bangladesh are not uncommon – for example, in the textile factories in the poor, densely populated South Asian country. In February, at least 70 people were killed in a major fire in the old town of 20-million-metropolis of Dhaka killed.
bag/mak (ap, afp)