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26 people die in building collapse incidents in 2019

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At least 26 people were killed in building collapse in 66 incidents across the country in 2019, official data showed.

The firefighters also rescued 119 victims from the incidents, according to the data available with Bangladesh Fire Service and Civil Defence (BFSCD).

However, the department did not disclose any figure of the injured victims.

In Dhaka, a total of 16 people were killed in 50 incidents while no people were killed in Khulna, Sylhet, Barisal, Rangpur and Mymensingh divisions, the department’s report showed.

The fire service officials also rescued 89 people in those incidents in Dhaka division, the BFSCD data added.

Building collapses are common in Bangladesh. In 2013, a garment factory collapse, one of the biggest incidents in the country’s history, killed 1,134 people and injured 2,500.

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