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| Fire hits Dhaka shopping centre | Fire hits Dhaka shopping centre |
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| At least one person has been killed and 11 hurt in a fire in one of the largest shopping centres in the Bangladeshi capital, Dhaka, officials say. | |
| The fire has been so hot that the windows of the Bashundhara City centre were reported to be melting. Nearby shops were also set ablaze. | |
| Officials said the fire broke out on the top floors of the 20-storey building which contain offices. | |
| The dead man was thought to be a security guard. | |
| The BBC's Mark Dummett, who visited the scene of the fire, says the affected office area was mostly empty as Friday is the first day of the Bangladeshi weekend. | |
| Our correspondent says that thousands of shoppers who were on the lower floors of the complex were able to leave the building. | Our correspondent says that thousands of shoppers who were on the lower floors of the complex were able to leave the building. |
| Vast atrium | Vast atrium |
| Media reports say that the fire-fighters had trouble tackling the flames as they do not have the equipment to go beyond the 13th floor. | Media reports say that the fire-fighters had trouble tackling the flames as they do not have the equipment to go beyond the 13th floor. |
| Friday is one of the busiest days for the mall | Friday is one of the busiest days for the mall |
| Latest reports say the fire is dying down after the flames spread downwards from the top floors. | |
| At one point an army helicopter lowered a rope on to the roof of the building and lifted someone to safety. | |
| Police Chief Nur Mohammed said it was too early to tell what had caused the fire. | |
| Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina ordered the army, security agencies and all emergency rescue services to join the rescue operation, her press secretary Abul Kalam Azad told reporters. | |
| Up to 25,000 people a day visit the capital's first Western-style shopping mall. Friday is one of its busiest days. | Up to 25,000 people a day visit the capital's first Western-style shopping mall. Friday is one of its busiest days. |
| Bashundhara City is near the centre of Bangladesh's capital and was built at a cost of more than $100m. | Bashundhara City is near the centre of Bangladesh's capital and was built at a cost of more than $100m. |
| When the mall was completed in 2004, the owners said it was the largest in South Asia and the 12th biggest in the world. | When the mall was completed in 2004, the owners said it was the largest in South Asia and the 12th biggest in the world. |
| It took six years to build and boasts a gym, a food court and an indoor theme park as well as Bangladesh's first multiplex cinema. | It took six years to build and boasts a gym, a food court and an indoor theme park as well as Bangladesh's first multiplex cinema. |
| The vast central atrium is lit by a glass dome in the roof 60 metres across. | The vast central atrium is lit by a glass dome in the roof 60 metres across. |
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