In Pics | Bangladesh market fire burns down thousands of shops
Fire in one of the biggest clothing markets
A massive fire partly destroyed one of the biggest clothing markets in the Bangladesh capital on Tuesday. Some 5,000 stores were burnt down by the blaze.
Bangabazar market
The fire broke out at the Bangabazar market around 6:10 am and was brought under control after over six hours of efforts at 12:36 pm. Bangladesh Air Force helicopters sprayed water over the burning market. Most of the stores were fully stocked ahead of Eid later this month.
Several firefighters were injured
Several members of the Fire Service and Civil Defence were injured while working to control the massive fire, the Dhaka Tribune newspaper reported.
Firefighters reached the scene immediately
The first unit of firefighters reached the scene within two minutes, said Anwarul Islam Dolon, an official in the media department of the Fire Service.
Human chain
Images from the scene show black smoke billowing from the burning complex. Bystanders, including children, formed a human chain to pass plastic containers of water to help the firefighters.
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