According to the government, at least 44 people died in a fire in the Bangladesh capital.

at least 44 people died and dozens were injured Thursday in a fire A seven-storey building in an exclusive neighborhood of Dhaka, The capital of Bangladesh, officials indicated.

Health Minister, Samantha Lal Sen, He earlier told AFP after visiting a hospital that “43 people died in the fire” and at least 40 injured people were being treated.

police inspector bachchu mia On his part, he said that one more person died at the medical center, taking the death toll to 44.

The government ordered an investigation into what happened.

Mohammad Shihab, a fire department official, said that the fire broke out At a popular restaurant in Dhaka at 9:50 pm local time (3:50 pm GMT) on Thursday and spread to upper floors, trapping many people.

the cause of the fire was Gas pipe explosion in restaurant, He said that firefighters brought the fire under control in two hours.

they were saved 75 people alive, This was indicated in a statement by firefighters.

The building housed several restaurants, clothing and mobile phone shops.

The manager of a restaurant named Sohail said, “We were on the sixth floor when we saw smoke coming out of the stairs. Many people went to other floors. Others used pipes to go down. Some of us were injured when we went down.” Have become.”

Others were trapped on the roof of the building and were pleading for help.

Environment professor Kamruzzaman Majumdar said on Facebook, “We are taking women and children down, including my wife and my son. Fire fighters should help us. We men are on the roof. We have to take out 50 people.” “

Majumdar was later rescued and brought to a safe place.

hundreds of troubled relatives They gathered at the Dhaka Medical College Hospital as ambulances were bringing the dead and injured to the scene.

Fire incidents occur frequently in apartment buildings or factories in Bangladesh. Lack of rigor in terms of safety rules.

In July 2021, at least 52 people died, including many children When a food factory caught fire.

In February 2019, 70 people died in a fire in apartment buildings.