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Fire in Bangladesh capital leaves at least 43 dead, health minister says

  • A fire at a shopping mall in Dhaka killed at least 43 people and injured dozens, with the blaze possibly originating from a gas leak or stove.
  • More than a dozen firefighting units doused the fire after two hours of efforts, rescuing 75 people, including 42 unconscious individuals, from the building.
  • Health Minister Samanta Lal Sen stated that at least 18 critically injured individuals were being treated in hospitals, with the death toll expected to rise.
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V velikem požaru v prestolnici Bangladeša je umrlo najmanj 46 ljudi, več deset pa jih je bilo ranjenih. Požar je izbruhnil v šestnadstropni stavbi z restavracijami, v katerih so večerjale številne družine z otroki.

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شفق نيوز/ أعلنت وزارة الصحة النغلاديشية، يوم الجمعة، عن مصرع وإصابة العشرات بحريق اندلع في مبنى مكون من سبعة طوابق في العاصمة دكا، مشيرة إلى أن فرق الإطفاء تمكنت من السيطرة على الحريق وأنقذت 75 شخصا. وقال وزير الصحة سامانتا لال سين لوكالة "فرانس برس"، بعد زيارة مستشفى كلية الطب في دكا ومستشفى الحروق المجاور: "حتى الآن، لقي 43 شخصا حتفهم جراء الحريق". وأضاف أن ما لا يقل عن 40 شخصا أصيبوا، ويتلقون العلاج في مستشفى الحروق الرئيسي بالمدينة…

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At least 43 people have died after a fire broke out in a multi-storey building in Bangladesh, the country's health minister said.

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