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| 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. | 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 was so intense that the windows of the Bashundhara City centre were reported to have melted. The fire has now been extinguished. | 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. |
| Some reports say the dead man was a security guard, others a fire-fighter. | 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. | 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. | 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. | He said the blaze, fanned by summer winds, continued burning for more than four hours. |
| 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. |
| Officials say the blaze destroyed many unoccupied offices | Officials say the blaze destroyed many unoccupied offices |
| Reports say the the flames spread downwards from the top floors. | Reports say the the flames spread downwards from the top floors. |
| 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 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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