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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. At least one person has been killed and 17 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. The fire was so intense that the windows of the Bashundhara City centre were reported to have melted. The fire has now been extinguished.
Officials said the fire broke out on the top floors of the 20-storey building which contain offices.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. Some reports say the dead man was a security guard, others a fire-fighter.
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.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.
Officials say the fire is now extinguished although parts of the complex are still smouldering.
An air force helicopter rescued the centre's chief security officer from the roof of the blazing complex, fire official Mahbubur Rahman told the AP news agency.
He said the blaze, fanned by summer winds, continued burning for more than four hours.
Vast atriumVast 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 Officials say the blaze destroyed many unoccupied offices
Latest reports say the fire is dying down after the flames spread downwards from the top floors. Reports say the 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.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. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina ordered the army, security agencies and all emergency 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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