At least 43 people were killed and dozens were injured when a fire ripped through a shopping mall late Thursday night in Dhaka, the Bangladeshi capital, officials said.
“So far, we know that 43 have died,” Dr. Samanta Lal Sen, the health minister, told reporters outside a hospital where some of the injured were being treated.
Some were being treated at the Dhaka Medical College Hospital, Mr. Sen said.
The fire erupted at about 9:51 p.m. on the mall’s second floor, which features a popular biryani restaurant.
It quickly spread to the rest of the seven-story building, fire officials said, ripping through a clothing store on the third floor.
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