Mamata Banerjee condoles loss of lives in Bangladesh fire mishap
Kolkata, Feb 21 (IBNS): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday condoled the death of 70 people in a fire mishap in Bangladesh capital city Dhaka.
"Saddened to hear about the tragic loss of lives because of the devastating fire in Bangladesh. My heartfelt condolences to the grieving families. We wish the injured a speedy recovery," Banerjee tweeted.
As many as 70 bodies were recovered from a fire-ravaged chemical warehouse in Chawkbazar area of Old Dhaka on Thursday morning, police said.
Inspector-general of police Mohammad Javed Patwary confirmed the number of deaths but said the toll might go up.
The fire broke out around 10:40pm at a chemical warehouse on the ground floor of the five-storey building named Hazi Wahed Mansion. The flames then quickly spread through three other buildings nearby, including a community centre, Ali Ahmed, director general of Fire Service and Civil Defence was quoted as saying by The Daily Star.
Saddened to hear about the tragic loss of lives because of the devastating fire in Bangladesh. My heartfelt condolences to the grieving families. We wish the injured a speedy recovery
— Mamata Banerjee (@MamataOfficial) February 21, 2019
Many of the injured have been admitted to the Dhaka Medical College Hospital, said media reports.
Thirty-seven units of firefighters from 13 fire stations rushed to the spot and brought the fire under control around 3 am.
How the fire started has not been ascertained yet.
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