A fire in a skyscraper in Dhaka forces a risky escape – 03/28/2019

A fire in a 19-story skyscraper in Dhaka On Thursday, he feared a tragedy similar to the one that killed at least 70 people nearly a month ago, also in the Bangladeshi capital. For the moment, there are five deaths. Many of those captured have chosen to escape immediately and on their own, go down to the outside of the building and risk life.

Three people died while jumping buildings and two others died as a result of the fire, while dozens of people are treated as hospitals.

The fire started around 12:50 (local time, 3:50) in the Banani district, a shopping area in the city. According to local media, many people would be trapped in the fire, although no official confirmation is currently provided.

The flames forced some of the trapped people to escape dangerously outside the building, descend with difficulty through the power cables or the facade of the adjacent building, as evidenced by the videos posted on social networks. At least one of them fell into the void during the descent.

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Bacchu Miah, a policeman from Dhaka University Hospital, explained that one person was to receive medical attention after being injured while she was trying to escape the burning building. No other injuries have been reported so far.

"We still do not know how the fire started, we sent 21 fire fighting units to the scene," said Mohammad Russel, spokesman for the fire control room.

Several helicopters dumped water on the building, while employees were stuck on the ground. they asked for help, in front of the watchful eye of a crowd of pbaders-by, as can be seen on television pictures.

Banani, the area where the fire took place, is a busy shopping district with multi-storey buildings housing offices, universities and restaurants.

The fire took place almost a month after the February 20 fire in the old town of Dhaka, which almost completely destroyed seven buildings, leaving at least 70 dead and 55 injured.

The fire lasted nine hours, a new tragedy in Bangladesh that uncovered precarious security conditions.

Bangladesh has been under surveillance for years for precarious industrial security conditions and low-cost, low-cost facilities exposed to fire and landslides.

Source: La Vanguardia and EFE