At least 70 dead in a building fire

The death toll from a fire in a centuries-old area of the Bangladesh capital, Dhaka, is at nearly 70 and set to climb higher as fire fighters comb the wreckage of the destroyed buildings. The fire quickly spread to nearby buildings in the Chawkbazar area of Old Dhaka, which dates back to the Mughal period more than 300 years ago. Large building fires are a relatively common occurrence in impoverished Bangladesh, due in part to lax regulations, and have killed hundreds in recent years Dhaka fire in apartments used as chemical store kills 70

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