What the records say
- When
- 20 Feb 2019
- Kind
- Fire
- Coordinates
- 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
February 2019 Dhaka fire
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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