The area was as busy as other days on Wednesday with the shopkeepers preparing to shutter down for the night. Friday and Saturday made it the day before three holidays, drawing larger crowds of customers from different parts of Dhaka. Electricity, water and gas supplies to Churihatta have not resumed, leaving the area in eerie darkness on Thursday night. “The fire spread quickly as there were gas cylinders in front of Rajmahal Restaurant and warehouses of plastic and chemicals,” he added. Md Sohel, a witness, said, “The fire spread from one car to another instantly.

Source: bd News24 February 21, 2019 23:04 UTC