Fire service teams working to find any injured or recover bodies, while sweeping the area for explosives and corrosive materials at Old Dhaka's Chawkbazar on Thursday, February 21, 2018 Syed Zakir Hossain/Dhaka TribuneThe Dhaka Tribune grieves with the family of the deceasedA Dhaka Tribune staff member lost his brother in the devastating fire that ravaged through several buildings in Chawkbazar’s Churihatta area at Old Dhaka on Wednesday night. Yasin Khan Rony, 33, was trapped inside a plastic warehouse on Nanda Kumar Lane during the horrific fire and was killed. His brother Mohammad Razon works at the Dhaka Tribune’s graphics department. The Dhaka Tribune conveys its deepest regret and mourns Rony’s death with his grief-stricken family. The tragic fire, which started around 10:35pm on Wednesday, was doused on Thursday morning, but not before it left more than 60 people killed and scores injured.

Source: Dhaka Tribune February 21, 2019 14:26 UTC