After the inferno

4 June 2010, 18:00 PM

Photo: Anisur Rahman and Rashed Shumon

The blaze at Nimtoli in the city has been extinguished; now mourning fills the air, with signs of devastation all over the area. The fire that broke out on Thursday night has claimed the lives of 109 people. 1. Local people attend a namaz-e-janaza of fire victims at Hossaini Dalan yesterday. 2. Family members and relatives of a fire victim mourn. 3. Runa, the bride, lost nine members of her family and relatives in the blaze. 4. A charred motorcycle. 5. People from different areas of the city throng Nimtoli to see the devastation. 6. Wreckage of a tin-roofed house. 7. Electric transformers were burnt in the fire. 8. A gas oven which sparked off the fire. 9. The wife and mother of a fire victim wail. 10. Wreckage of a chemical godown.