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Silver 2019 Editorial / General News

Massive Fire Broke Out At Historic Chawkbazar

  • Photographer
    Md Tanveer Hassan Rohan
  • Prize
    Silver in Editorial / General News

A massive fire breaks out in a residential area of Old Dhaka's Chawkbazar on the 20th February night. More than 70 people have been died and several injured in this incident from this massive fire. A group of buildings being used to store chemicals, and quickly expanded to nearby buildings in the densely packed historic district of Chowk Bazaar in Old Dhaka. According to the Fire Service control room, 37 units from 31 stations were working all night to control the fire in the buildings. Unrest 15 hours of hard work of Fire fighters and local people the fire was under controlled .