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On 13 March 2009, the top floors of the Bashundhara City Complex were damaged by a [[fire]]. The blaze started around 1:30pm after Friday prayers.<ref name=bdnews>[http://bdnews24.com/details.php?id=78697&cid=2 Bashundhara City turns towering inferno] bdnews24. Fri, Mar 13th, 2009 5:08 pm BdST.</ref> The fire in the building started at the top floors of the 20-story building, which mainly contains offices. Most of the offices however were empty, since it was on a [[Friday]] (first weekend). One person, a security guard, was killed as he leaped off the top of the building in an attempt to escape the fire. Seventeen others were injured. The chief security officer of the building was rescued by a [[Bangladesh Air Force]] helicopter (Bell-212) from the roof.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/7941577.stm Fire hits Dhaka shopping centre] BBC News (BBC) (13 March 2009). Retrieved on 13 March 2009.</ref> |
On 13 March 2009, the top floors of the Bashundhara City Complex were damaged by a [[fire]]. The blaze started around 1:30pm after Friday prayers.<ref name=bdnews>[http://bdnews24.com/details.php?id=78697&cid=2 Bashundhara City turns towering inferno] bdnews24. Fri, Mar 13th, 2009 5:08 pm BdST.</ref> The fire in the building started at the top floors of the 20-story building, which mainly contains offices. Most of the offices however were empty, since it was on a [[Friday]] (first weekend). One person, a security guard, was killed as he leaped off the top of the building in an attempt to escape the fire. Seventeen others were injured. The chief security officer of the building was rescued by a [[Bangladesh Air Force]] helicopter (Bell-212) from the roof.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/7941577.stm Fire hits Dhaka shopping centre] BBC News (BBC) (13 March 2009). Retrieved on 13 March 2009.</ref> |
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Later during the day, reports indicated three more people were killed - all found in an [[elevator]] by fire fighters, 50 people injured - most treated in hospitals for smoke [[inhalation]], and 3 others also killed. |
Later during the day, reports indicated three more people were killed - all found in an [[elevator]] by fire fighters, 50 people injured - most treated in hospitals for smoke [[inhalation]], and 3 others also killed. The fire took six hours to be under control due to the [[Geography of Bangladesh|summer winds]]. <ref>[http://www.cbc.ca/world/story/2009/03/13/bangladesh-fire-shopping.html Fire kills 4 at vast Bangladesh shopping mall] CBC News (CBC Canada).</ref><ref>FARID Hossain (13 March 2009) [http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory?id=7074414 Fire at Bangladesh's Largest Mall Kills 7] ABC News. Retrieved on 13 March 2009.</ref> The fire attracted thousands of onlookers gathered outside the complex from Panthapath to Hatirpul, causing traffic jams on roads.<ref name=bdnews/> [[Bangladeshi_political_families#The_Taj_Family|Tanjim Ahmed Sohel]] (the Ministry of Home Affairs) ordered a 3-member committee to review the incident. He blamed a lack of equipment for the duration of the fire.<ref>[http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/03/13/world/main4863874.shtml At Least 7 Dead In Bangladesh Mall Fire] CBS News. (DHAKA, Bangladesh, 13 March 2009).</ref> The city mayor, [[Sadeque Hossain Khoka]] ordered all [[Bangladesh Fire Service & Civil Defense|fire services]] in the capital to the scene with fifteen fire trucks, including ordering [[Bangladesh Army|army personnel]] to help.<ref>[http://www.gulf-times.com/site/topics/article.asp?cu_no=2&item_no=278386&version=1&template_id=44&parent_id=24 One dead, 11 injured in shopping mall fire] Gulf Times (13 March 2009). Retrieved on 13 March 2009.</ref><ref>[http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/World/2009/03/13/8737711-ap.html Fire at Bangladesh's largest mall kills 7] CNEWS.</ref> The fire was finally extinguished after nearly 10 hours. Most of the dead were employees at the building; shoppers were unharmed.<ref>[http://english.aljazeera.net/news/asia/2009/03/200931314444011882.html Fire crews conquer Dhaka mall fire] Al Jazeera English (13 Mar 2009). Retrieved on 13 March 2009.</ref> |
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| Location | Panthapath, Dhaka, Bangladesh |
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| Opening date | 6 August 2004 |
| Management | Bashundhara City Dev. Ltd. |
| Owner | Bashundhara Group |
| No. of stores and services | 1,500 shops including 100 food courts.[2] |
| No. of anchor tenants | 9 |
| No. of floors | 21 |
| Parking | 1,000 cars |
| Website | Bashundhara City |
Bashundhara City (Template:Lang-bn) located in Dhaka, Bangladesh, is the largest shopping mall in South Asia[3][4]. Opened to the public on 6 August 2004, the mall is located at Panthapath, near Karwan Bazar, in Dhaka city.
Bashundhara City is 21 stories tall, of which 8 are used for the mall and the remaining floors are used as the corporate headquarters of the Bashundhara Group.
The mall has space for 2,500 retail stores and cafeterias and also possesses a large underground gymnasium, a multiplex styled movie theater and top floor food court along with an indoor theme park. The fully air-conditioned shopping mall with rooftop gardens is considered a modern symbol of the emerging city of Dhaka.
Up to 25,000 people visit the mall daily, which is the first western style building in the country, designed by the director, Latiful Husain. The cost of the building is more than $100 million; construction started in 1998. The building has been described as the highlight of the division between the middle class and the lower class, and is one of the showcases of the development in Bangladesh.[3]
2009 fire
On 13 March 2009, the top floors of the Bashundhara City Complex were damaged by a fire. The blaze started around 1:30pm after Friday prayers.[5] The fire in the building started at the top floors of the 20-story building, which mainly contains offices. Most of the offices however were empty, since it was on a Friday (first weekend). One person, a security guard, was killed as he leaped off the top of the building in an attempt to escape the fire. Seventeen others were injured. The chief security officer of the building was rescued by a Bangladesh Air Force helicopter (Bell-212) from the roof.[6]
Later during the day, reports indicated three more people were killed - all found in an elevator by fire fighters, 50 people injured - most treated in hospitals for smoke inhalation, and 3 others also killed. The fire took six hours to be under control due to the summer winds. [7][8] The fire attracted thousands of onlookers gathered outside the complex from Panthapath to Hatirpul, causing traffic jams on roads.[5] Tanjim Ahmed Sohel (the Ministry of Home Affairs) ordered a 3-member committee to review the incident. He blamed a lack of equipment for the duration of the fire.[9] The city mayor, Sadeque Hossain Khoka ordered all fire services in the capital to the scene with fifteen fire trucks, including ordering army personnel to help.[10][11] The fire was finally extinguished after nearly 10 hours. Most of the dead were employees at the building; shoppers were unharmed.[12]
References
- ^ :: Bashundhara Group :: > News
- ^ :: Bashundhara Group :: > News
- ^ a b BBC NEWS | South Asia | Shoppers flock to Dhaka mega-mall
- ^ http://www.metalworld.com/trade/aa1057928.html
- ^ a b Bashundhara City turns towering inferno bdnews24. Fri, Mar 13th, 2009 5:08 pm BdST.
- ^ Fire hits Dhaka shopping centre BBC News (BBC) (13 March 2009). Retrieved on 13 March 2009.
- ^ Fire kills 4 at vast Bangladesh shopping mall CBC News (CBC Canada).
- ^ FARID Hossain (13 March 2009) Fire at Bangladesh's Largest Mall Kills 7 ABC News. Retrieved on 13 March 2009.
- ^ At Least 7 Dead In Bangladesh Mall Fire CBS News. (DHAKA, Bangladesh, 13 March 2009).
- ^ One dead, 11 injured in shopping mall fire Gulf Times (13 March 2009). Retrieved on 13 March 2009.
- ^ Fire at Bangladesh's largest mall kills 7 CNEWS.
- ^ Fire crews conquer Dhaka mall fire Al Jazeera English (13 Mar 2009). Retrieved on 13 March 2009.