2019 Dhaka fire

Cuándo

20 feb 2019

Tipo

Incendio

Coordenadas

23.72° N, 90.39° E

Description

fire that broke out in Chawkbazar, Dhaka, Bangladesh on 20 Feb. 2019

Deaths

80

Injured

50

Cause

compressed natural gas

Fire that broke out in Chawkbazar, Dhaka, Bangladesh on 20 Feb. 2019

On 20 February 2019, a fire broke out in Dhaka, Bangladesh following a road accident between a pickup van and a private car. After the collision, the car's gas cylinder exploded. The fire then spread to a group of nearby buildings being used to store chemicals, and quickly spread in the densely packed historic district of Chowk Bazaar in Old Dhaka. The fire left at least 81 dead and 50 others injured.

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