Bailey Road fire claims lives of two Buet students
- At least 45 killed
- Lamisa was the daughter of an additional DIG
Two Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (Buet) students were killed in the devastating fire that broke out at the seven-storey Green Cozy Cottage building in the capital's Bailey Road on Thursday.
The deceased were identified as Nahian Amin, and Lamisa Jannat.
Nahian was a student of the university's Department of EEE, and Lamisa Islam was a student of the Department of Mechanical Engineering.
Lamisa was the daughter of Additional DIG (Recruitment and Career Planning-1) Nasirul Islam.
At least 45 people were killed, and over 20 others sustained severe injuries by a devastating 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 the restaurant named “Kacchi Bhai” on the first floor around 9:45pm. Many people were dining in the restaurants when the fire spread to other floors.
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 the presence of gas cylinders on several floors in the restaurant kitchens. People could not leave the building due to smoke in the staircase.
