Choppers used to douse Chawkbazar fire
Helicopters are used to spray water and douse the fire that started at Chawkbazar in Dhaka on February 21, 2019, which has claimed at least 70 lives. Photo: Star/ Mahbub Khan
Helicopters have been used to spray water and douse the fire that sparked at Chawkbazar last night that has claimed at least 70 lives so far.
This morning, helicopters were seen carrying water from Buriganga River and spraying them overhead in an attempt to aid the fire fighters.
For all latest news, follow The Daily Star's Google News channel. It was a chemical warehouse in Old Dhaka that caught fire last night around 10:40pm, that quickly engulfed adjacent buildings in flames.
Fire Service and Civil Defence Director General Ali Ahmed told The Daily Star the fire spread to three other buildings from the ground floor warehouse.
Thirty-seven units of firefighters brought the fire under control around 3:00am.
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