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Fire kills 5 in one family
A mother and her four children have died in a fire at their house at Hathazari in Chittagong.
Published : 20 July 2014, 03:52 PM
Updated : 20 July 2014, 06:09 PM
Police and fire service said the incident happened at Mahbub Alam’s house at Kumirakul in Mirzapur at around 8:30pm Sunday.
A fire-fighting unit from Hathazari fire station doused the blaze some half an hour later.
Hathazari fire station Officer Zohirul Islam confirmed bdnews24.com of the death of five members of the family.
He said fire fighters retrieved their charred bodies.
The deceased are Alam’s wife Rosy Akter, 35, their three daughters Liza Akter, 12, Sima Akter, 10 and Jhuma Akter, 7, and son ‘Maruf’, 5.
Hathazari Police Station OC Md Ismail told bdnews24.com Mahbub was not at home when the fire broke out.
Agrabad fire service Assistant Deputy Director Jasim Uddin said they were investigating the incident.
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