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BANGLADESH: Hundreds trapped inside skyscraper as firefighters battle blaze

An inferno that broke out in a 19-storey commercial building in Dhaka on Thursday, has left hundreds of people trapped inside as firefighters struggle to quench the fire.

This came in weeks after a deadly fire in the Bangladeshi capital left at least 70 people dead and 50 others injured.

Duty Officer Mohammad Russel from Dhaka’s central fire service control room, confirmed the incident to newsmen saying Nineteen fire-fighting units were at the scene while Bangladesh navy and air force have also joined to fight the fire.

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“The fire took place on the 9th floor of the building but we don’t know under what circumstances” he added.

However, images on social media have shown thick flames and black smoke pouring out of the building, with panicked bystanders rushing in the crowded street below.

Meanwhile, another disaster was recorded in a June 2010 fire in the nearby neighbourhood of Nimtoli in which 123 people were killed.

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