'It's all over': huge fire rips through Dhaka clothing market

Hundreds of firefighters have been battling a fire that tore through a crowded shopping complex in Bangladesh's capital Dhaka. Images from the scene showed black smoke billowing from the burning complex as firefighters worked to extinguish the fire. No deaths have been reported, but shop owners and fire officials told reporters that the famous Bongo Bazar and three adjacent markets had been gutted in the dawn fire. The markets housed thousands of clothing shops in one of Dhaka’s busiest precincts, home to its most prestigious university and the national police headquarters

Bangladesh fire: 600 firefighters tackle blaze in huge Dhaka clothing market