Bangladeshi Leader Says Shopping Mall That Caught Fire Had No Emergency Exits; Death Toll Climbs

Bangladeshi Leader Says Shopping Mall That Caught Fire Had No Emergency Exits; Death Toll Climbs
Firefighters work to contain a fire that broke out at a commercial complex in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on Feb. 29, 2024. Mahmud Hossain Opu/AP Photo
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DHAKA, Bangladesh—A six-story shopping mall that caught fire in the Bangladeshi capital had no fire exits, the country’s prime minister said Friday, as the death toll climbed to at least 46 and rescuers continued to search for more victims.

The fire started late Thursday in a restaurant on the first floor of the Green Cozy Cottage Shopping Mall in downtown Dhaka. More than a dozen firefighting units were deployed.