Mall fire in Bangladesh capital kills at least 43

A fire at a six-story shopping mall in the capital of Bangladesh killed at least 43 people overnight and injured dozens of others, the health minister said.

DHAKA, Bangladesh — A fire at a six-story shopping mall in the capital of Bangladesh killed at least 43 people overnight and injured dozens of others, the health minister said Friday.

Health Minister Samanta Lal Sen said the fire broke out late Thursday in the building in Dhaka’s downtown area. Firefighters rescued survivors and pulled out bodies, and by early Friday, at least 43 people had died and at least 22 others were being treated, he said.

Firefighters said the fire began in a popular restaurant on the first floor of the mall in a busy commercial district at the heart of the capital, and that many people were trapped by the fire.

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