At least 69 people were killed in a huge blaze that engulfed several buildings in the Chawk Bazar area, here on Thursday.
The fire broke out around 2240 hrs on Wednesday night at a chemical warehouse on the ground floor of the five-storey building named Hazi Wahed Mansion and subsequently tore through four other buildings, trapping dozens of people inside, fire officials said.
“We have so far recovered the bodies of 69 people,” Mahfuz Riven, a duty officer of the Fire Service and Civil Defence, said. (UNI)
