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Bailey Road restaurant fire leaves 44 dead: IGP
Published : Friday, 1 March, 2024 at 9:44 AM
Observer Online Report
At least 44 people have been killed and dozens injured after a fire raged through a seven-storey building at Bailey Road in the capital on Thursday night, said Inspector General of Police (IGP) Chowdhury Abdullah Al Mamun.
Talking to reporters at about 2:30am on Friday at the Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH), the IGP revealed the figure.
Chowdhury Abdullah Al Mamun said a total of 44 people died in Bailey Road fire incident. The bodies of one victim has been kept at Rajarbagh Central Police Lines Hospital, while 33 at the Dhaka Medical College Hospital morgue and 10 at Sheikh Hasina National Burn and Plastic Surgery Institute.
The deceased included women and children.
Officials at Fire Service headquarters said that they received the news of the fire at Kachchi Bhai Restaurant at about 9:50pm on Thursday and rushed to the spot within a few minutes.
Later, several teams of police, Rapid Action Battalion, and Border Guards of Bangladesh joined the rescue operation.
The multi-storey building, known as Green Cosy Cottage Shopping Mall, accommodates several restaurants, clothing stores, and mobile shops.
They said that 13 firefighting units managed to bring the fire under control at about 11:50pm. The reason for the fire could not be known immediately.
The rescuers, however, reported that a large number of gas cylinders were stored in the restaurants.
The media cell of the Fire Service and Civil Defence in a message at about 12:45am said that at least three people were found dead and 42 others were rescued in unconscious state during the fire at the restaurant on Bailey Road.
It said that 75 people were rescued alive from the building affected by the fire.
Dhaka Medical College Hospital Police Outpost in-charge Bachchu Mia said that the unconscious ones brought to the hospitals by the fire service and police personnel were declared dead on arrival.
Officials at the hospitals said that those brought to the hospitals in unconscious state were brought dead.
Inspector Bachchu said that at least 14 of the injured victims were admitted to DMCH while eight others were taken to the Sheikh Hasina National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery for treatment.
Earlier at about 1:45am, Health Minister Dr Samanta Lal Sen said a total of 43 people died in the incident of fire.
He said: "I have come here after receiving the news. The Prime Minister asked me to come here quickly. After arriving here, I have seen a devastating scenario. At least, 10 people have so far died at the Burn Institute. On the other hand, 33 died at the Dhaka Medical College Hospital. The air pipes of most of the people who are still alive have been burnt. It is very unfortunate. Attempts are being made to keep those alive who are still alive."
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