Another Chawkbazar fire victim dies

Published : 01 Mar 2019, 11:33

Sahos Desk

Another victim of the Chawkbazar fire died at Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) on early Friday, taking the death toll from the incident to 70.

Rezaul, 21, died at the burn unit around 1:00am, said DMCH police camp in-charge inspector Bachchu Mia.

Two victims - Sohag, 22, and Anwar Hossain, 55 – earlier succumbed to their injuries on 25 February and 26 February.

The fire, breaking out at a chemical warehouse on 20 February, spread through four nearby buildings at Chawkbazar.

Firefighters said they recovered 67 bodies from the spot.

Source: unb

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