This footage was filmed and produced 1 March 2024.

A huge fire that broke out in a multi-storey building in the Bangladesh capital Dhaka has killed at least 46 people and injured dozens of others.
According to local media, the blaze began in a restaurant in the seven-floor property at around 22:00 local time (16:00 GMT) on Thursday (29.02.2024).
Seventy-five people were rescued and dozens taken to hospital. The fire was brought under control after two hours.
The fire's cause is being investigated - firefighters blamed safety lapses.
A fire service official said the building did not have an emergency exit and cooking gas cylinders were kept in stairwells and restaurant kitchens.


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FILE NAME:
INTERVIEW-LOCATION-THEREE 2.14

My name is Khaled Saifullah
0.03 I live nearby.
0.05 when fire took place I came here after hearing the news from my known person.
0.14 in primary stage I saw few people gave ladder to help the victim of first floor.
0.24 few people were able to get down from ladder.
0.26 and when the smoke spread, and fire service people came then they moved the ladder and people stuck inside.
0.35 I was back side of the building on that time.
0.38 Those who were tried to get down from backside of the building, we helped them and thanks to Allah that they were able to get down.
0.48 some people were stuck, and the fire service helped them.
0.51 and finally who were on the rooftop the got down by the help of fire service.
0.59 that’s all I have seen. And I cannot say correctly how many people were killed and injured.
1.15 some people tried to get down by climbing cable. And some jumped on the top of next Tin shade house.
1.20 3-4 people jumped into the Tin shade Building from third and fourth floor.
1.30 after that we brought the ladder from neighboring building in the back side and then people were able to get down.
1.40 around 9.40pm the fire took place.
1.46 it didn’t take too much time to come fire service people to come.
1.55 I cannot say what was happening in the front side as I was in the backside. I was helping people.
2.05 fire fighters were working since then and it was around 1am when they were able to control the fire.

FILE NAME:
INTERVIEW-LOCATION-FIVE 1.35 Mn
– My Name is Shushanto
00.05 -I work as a Manager in a Restaurant here
0.08 we went to Roof when we saw fire in the Downstairs.
0.12 There was a Empty space on the roof
0.16 we sat on that empty space. We were almost 50-60 people.
0.20 but in the front side of the roof was covered with fire.
0.16 other side was empty and that’s why it was safe.
0.20 when fire was under controlled then we break the door of emboshia Restaurant on the Front side
0.30 we move from back side to front side and Fire Service Rescued them with crane.
0.42 fire took place at 9.50 PM
0.48 we were rescued around 12.30 AM fire was under control on that time.
0.55 there were around 50-60 people, woman children and men.
1.02 Many of them Jumped and few climbed the Cable.
1.08 we don’t know about heir luck. We were on the roof.
1.10 we came down with crane.
1.20 those who were seriously injured went to Dhaka Medical College Hospital.
1.22 and we who are minor injured went to nearby Monowara Hospital. We took oxygen support for 30 minutes to one hour.
1.30 after that we went to Home.


FILE NAME:
INTERVIEW-LOCATION-SIX 3.00 mn
My Name is Rafi Islam Lam. I am a Cricket Player in BKSP under 19.
00.05 Yesterday I came here in Baily Road For my Sister’s Birthday Party.
0.10 I went to the 7th Floor of this Building for Booking a restaurant. It was 9.35.9.38 PM I got down downstair for buy Drinking water for my sister. I cross the Road and Buy water and my sister was downstair.
0.25 It was Crowded here in the shop. Then I heard the shop. After a while I heard the shouting .
0.30 still the fire didn’t spread upstairs kacchi vai.
0.35 but slowly spreading.
0.40 then I saw people break the window glasses to get out.
0.50 in five minutes fire spread the first floor.
0.55 my sister and friends were standing downstair.
0.60 after booking the restaurant we went downstairs to go home. I just went to buy drinking water and all this happened in few moment.
1.08 fire spread in just 5-10 Minutes.
1.14 fires started 9.45 PM
1.19 fire service came in 20 minutes.
1.20 it was only 2 unites of Fire Service
1.25 Here the Road was blocked to other fire service vehicles couldn’t come.
1.39 around 12-12.30 am they controlled the fire.
1.40 since than I am stranding here from that time.
1.46 we all the friends are here.
1.50 I wish I could rescue some people but it was not people because the fire spread everywhere.
2.00 all the people were not able to get in the downstair only who were in the lower floors. The rest of the people stayed in the rooftop. There were no extra stairs (emergency fire exit was fill up with gas cylinder)
2.21 many people were on the roof.
2.22 75 people were injured as I have heard. But I think the number is more than that.
2.28 actually died many people but media said only 44-45
2.35 because who were man they came put but woman and children couldn’t came out.
2.42 There are a minimum of 10-12 restaurants in this building.
2.48 if there were 10 stuffs in each restaurant then the number will be 100 stuffs.
2.51 and the customer are uncountable.
2.56 how it is possible to killed only 46-48 people.
2.57 but many people killed and the number only 43 came out in the media.