(CNN) At least 70 people have been killed after a fire tore through apartment buildings and chemical warehouses in a historic part of the Bangladesh capital Dhaka, the latest such deadly blaze in the south Asian nation. The blaze broke out Wednesday at 10:30 p.m. local time in Dhaka's Chawkbazar area, a district in old Dhaka with sprawling narrow streets and densely-packed buildings. Throughout the night, firefighters battled the blaze, which is believed to have started when a fuel cylinder in a car exploded. The fire then quickly spread across five buildings, including a restaurant, Ibrahim Khan, deputy commissioner of Dhaka Police told CNN. Among the dead were customers of the restaurant who were caught in the fire, said Khan.

Source: CNN February 21, 2019 04:24 UTC