Major fire extinguished in Dhaka

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Published 12.53

 

A major fire ravaged the Koril area of ​​the Bangladeshi capital Dhaka on Tuesday evening. Photo: Rajib Dhar/AP/TT

A major fire has ravaged an area of ​​the Bangladeshi capital Dhaka. More than 1,500 shantytowns were destroyed in the fire that has left thousands of people homeless.

The fire spread on Tuesday evening through a poor area of ​​the capital where over 60,000 people live. After several hours of extinguishing work, the city's fire department states that the fire is extinguished, according to AFP.

No one is reported to have died in the flames.