One jumped to death and another one died from suffocation after a blaze spread through a building in bustling in the city. The Air Force pressed into service helicopters to airlift up to 1,000 people from 11-storey BSEC Bhaban. The fire originated from the second floor of the building that also houses two private TV channels, a newspaper office, a bank, Stock Exchange office and other businesses. Dhaka, Bangladesh. February 26 2007.

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