At least 46 people were killed, and over 20 others sustained severe injuries in the Bailey Road fire on Thursday night. Firefighters rescued 70 people, including 42 in unconscious state, from the rooftop and different floors of the seven-storey Green Cozy Cottage.
The fire broke out at around 9:45pm. Most of the people died as they jumped off the building or from burns or suffocation, said firefighters who brought the fire under control around 12:30am.
Fire officials say the blaze spread fast due to gas cylinders on several floors in the restaurant kitchens. People could not leave the building due to smoke in the staircase.
These pictures were taken by Mahmud Hossain Opu.
