Dhaka slum fire victim dies at DMCH

A woman who suffered severe burn injuries in a fire that broke out at a slum in Mirpur’s Chalantika on Friday died at Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) on Saturday morning, reports UNB.

The deceased was identified as Parvin, 35.

Md Bacchu Mia, inspector at DMCH police outpost, said Parvin had suffered 90 per cent burns.

She succumbed to her injuries around 8:00am.

Fire Service and Civil Defence control room said the fire broke out at the slum by a Mirpur-6 road around 4:10am and spread rapidly. It was completely extinguished around 9:00am.

Locals said more than 100 shanties were gutted in the fire.

A section of the slum in Chalantika was destroyed in fire in August last year.