Eight burnt to death in Chattogram slum fire

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Staff Correspondent, Chattogram
Published : 10:55, Feb 17, 2019 | Updated : 10:59, Feb 17, 2019

Representational Image. REUTERSA devastating fire at a Chattogram slum has claimed the lives of eight people.

The fire broke out early on Sunday (Feb 17) at a slum in Chaktai area of the port city.

Seven of the deceased have been identified so far. They are- Rahima, 60, Hasina, 35, Nazma, 16, Nargis, 18, Babu, 8, Ayesha 37 and Sohag, 8.

"The fire broke out around 3:30am on Sunday. Ten vehicles of four firefighter units rushed to the scene as soon as we were informed," said Deputy Assistant Director of Agrabad Fire Service Station Jasim Uddin.

"It took around four hours to douse the fire," he added.

Uddin also said that the reason behind the fire and the extent of damage was not immediately available.

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