Dhaka, Bangladesh (BBN) – At least 11 people were burnt to death and several injured when a devastating fire raged through a slum in the capital’s Hazaribagh area early Sunday.
All the victims died in their sleep as the fire originated around 3:00am.
The fire which sources are still remained unclear, spread within minutes at Boubazar Slum at Rayerbazar Road in Hazaribagh and burnt to ashes around 500 houses, a police official of the Hazaribagh Police Station said.
The dead victims include six children, he added.
On information, seven units from several fire fighting stations rushed to the spot and managed to quench the fire around 7:00am after a hectic effort of around four hours, duty officer of Fire Service and Civil Defence office said.
The firemen recovered the body and sent those to Dhaka Medical College Hospital morgue.
BBN/SSR/AD-18Nov12-8:50 am (BST)
