Blaze at Bashundhara City Mall Kills 7

A helicopter plucked survivors from the roof of Bangladesh’s biggest shopping mall Friday as a fire raced through the upper levels of the high-rise complex, killing at least seven people and injuring 50 others. one firefighter was among the dead.

Huge flames shot into the air amid billowing smoke as hundreds of panicked people, many carrying shopping bags, fled Dhaka’s 22-story Bashundhara City mall, which has more than 2,000 stores and cafes.

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