He was talking to reporters after ending the public hearing on Thursday’s fire incident at a temporary police control room near FR Tower. Besides, the smoke created by the fire filled up the staircases and the floors, causing suffocation to people, he said. "We did not find any witnesses from the seventh floor where the fire broke out first," he said. The fire had broken out on the seventh floor of the high-rise on Thursday, killing 25 people on the spot and injuring 70 more. Later, a man injured in the deadly fire succumbed to his injuries on Saturday, taking the death toll to 26.

Source: Dhaka Tribune March 31, 2019 11:54 UTC