FR Tower fire


The FR Tower Fire broke out on the eighth floor of the 22-storey building called FR Tower at the commercial Banani area of Dhaka city around 1:00 pm BST. It caused 25 deaths and more than 70 others were injured. Duronto TV and Radio Today shut down their transmission when the fire broke out because both of their offices are situated beside the affected FR tower.

Casualties

As of 28 March, the death toll was estimated to be at least 25. Among the dead one of them is a Sri Lankan citizen who fell to his death while escaping the fire. In addition to those died, at least 70 people were injured and transported to hospitals with severe burns and lung damage.