DHAKA: A huge fire tore through a 19-storey commercial building in Dhaka on Thursday, with many office workers feared trapped in the latest major inferno to hit the Bangladesh capital.
According to the details, people were seen shouting for help from windows, video footage from the scene showed, while at least six people jumped out of the burning tower.
Helicopters dropped water on the burning building from above while hundreds of panicked onlookers crowded the streets in the upmarket commercial district of Banani.
Scores of fire fighters were backed by navy and air force experts, authorities said.
However, there was no official word on how many people were trapped inside the building.
