Another Chawkbazar fire victim dies at DMCH

Published : 02 Mar 2019, 11:42

Sahos Desk

Another victim of the Chawkbazar fire died at Dhaka Medical College and Hospital (DMCH) early Saturday, taking the death toll from the incident to 71.

Jakir Hossain, 50, succumbed to his injuries at the burn unit around 8:22am, said DMCH police camp in-charge inspector Bachchu Mia.

Earlier, three victims -Sohag, 22, Anwar Hossain, 55 and Rezaul, 21 - succumbed to their injuries on 25, 26 February and 1 March respectively.

The fire, breaking out at a chemical warehouse on 20 February spread through four nearby buildings at Chawkbazar. Fire fighters said to have recovered 67 bodies from the spot.

Source: unb

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