Fire at FR Tower high-rise in commercial hub of Bangladesh capital leaves scores injured
A person looks on as firefighters attempt to extinguish a fire at a multi-storey commercial building in Dhaka, Bangladesh, March 28, 2019.
People were seen screaming for help from windows, while some lowered themselves down the side of the building. Media reports said at least six people had been seen leaping from flaming windows. Shoikot Rahman ran to safety after hearing colleagues raise the alarm, narrowly escaping the smoke and flames engulfing the building."Many of my colleagues are still trapped in the office."Fire disasters regularly hit Bangladesh's major cities where safety standards are notoriously lax.
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