A fire broke out in an office building in Bangladesh’s capital Thursday afternoon, trapping people inside, with reports saying some have fallen from the building in an attempt to escape the flames. Fire Department control room official Ershad Hossain said at least 19 firefighting units were working to douse the blaze and rescue people inside the FR Tower, located on a busy avenue in Dhaka's Banani commercial district. Military helicopters joined the rescue operation. There was no immediate confirmation of casualties, although some reports said several people fell from the high-rise trying to escape the burning building. At least six people were seen falling off the high-rise, the Daily Star reported. The condition of the individuals could not be confirmed, but they were all rushed to a hospital, the outlet reported. Witness video posted online showed at least one person slipping and falling off the building while attempting to climb down. Witness Sajib Hasan said people were seen shouting for help from windows on the upper floors of the building. CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP Relatives of those believed to be trapped crowded the area in search of their loved ones, according to the Daily Star. Those who could not reach the missing were seen crying in despair. “The last contact we had is that she said there were massive fumes and that it was difficult breathing. Now, we can’t reach her through phone,” a woman whose daughter worked in the building told the outlet.<doc-sep>A Bangladeshi survivor reacts after being rescued by firefighters from a burning office building in Dhaka on Thursday. A huge fire tore through a Dhaka office block killing at least seven people with many others feared trapped in the latest major inferno to hit the Bangladesh capital. –AFP Dhaka: Desperate workers leaped to their deaths, as a huge fire tore through a Dhaka office block on Thursday killing at least seven people and trapping others in the latest major inferno to hit the Bangladesh capital. Six people died after jumping from the 22-floor building while another victim suffered fatal burns, officials said. Emergency services said at least 65 people were being treated in hospitals. People were seen screaming for help as hundreds of panicked onlookers crowded the streets of the upmarket Banani commercial district. Some workers slid down a television cable on the side of the building. Others grabbed ropes lowered by emergency service helicopters which pulled them out of the blaze. The inferno erupted barely a month after at least 70 people were killed in Dhaka apartment buildings where illegally stored chemicals exploded. The latest disaster brought new scenes of horror amid fears that the toll would rise. More than 100 ambulances were parked in streets around the building. Shoikot Rahman heard colleagues raise the alarm and ran to safety before smoke and flames engulfed the building. “When I heard a fire broke out in the building, I quickly rushed out,” he said. “Many of my colleagues are still trapped in the office.”Firefighters on long ladders smashed windows to create escape routes. More than one hour after the blaze erupted people could still be seen on the 13th and 14th floors desperately waving for help amid clouds of black smoke. 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(Photo by Ludovic MARIN / AFP) (Photo by LUDOVIC MARIN/AFP via Getty Images) Relative of detained Iranian-Americans fears they will not survive Bangladeshi firefighters on ladders work to extinguish a blaze in an office building in Dhaka on March 28, 2019. - A huge fire tore through a Dhaka office block March 28 killing at least five people with many others feared trapped in the latest major inferno to hit the Bangladesh capital. (Photo by MUNIR UZ ZAMAN / AFP) (Photo credit should read MUNIR UZ ZAMAN/AFP/Getty Images) (CNN) — At least 25 people were killed and 74 injured after a fire engulfed a 22-story building in the Bangladesh capital Dhaka. Firefighters battled to save people trapped by Thursday’s blaze as it ripped through the FR Tower in the Banani commercial district. Of the 25 people who perished, seven died while jumping or trying to escape from the upper floors, Additional Deputy Commissioner Abu Bakar Siddique of the Dhaka Police told CNN. One of the dead was confirmed to be a Sri Lankan national, Dhaka Fire Department spokesperson Shajahan Sikder told CNN. The injured, who include four firefighters, were being treated at five hospitals around the city. Late on Thursday, Sikder said the fire was “put out completely” but rescue teams continued to search the building for any further victims or anyone still trapped. MOHAMMAD PONIR HOSSAIN/REUTERS A trapped person signals to be rescued from the building. MOHAMMAD PONIR HOSSAIN/REUTERS A crowd reacts at the scene of the fire. On Friday, firefighters attempted to trying to break into two elevators in the building to see if there are any victims inside, but by noon Sikder told CNN the search operation had been completed with no further bodies discovered. He said rescue teams were “now going to hand over the building to police and law enforcement agencies for investigation.” Thick clouds of smoke billowed from the building as emergency crews struggled to douse the flames. Dramatic video footage showed firefighters rescuing people using cranes as huge crowds gathered outside. It was not known how many people were trapped inside the tower, Sikder said. The Dhaka Fire Department said 21 fire trucks and more than 100 firefighters were at the scene. Lines of ambulances were waiting to take the rescued to hospitals. Mahmud Hossain Opu/AP Firefighters works to douse the fire. MUNIR UZ ZAMAN/AFP/Getty Images Firefighters carry a woman rescued from the building. Bangladesh has a history of fatal building fires, especially in factories where safety and structural standards have long been inadequate. Outbreak of fire at FR Tower on Kamal Ataturk Road in #Banani, #Dhaka. #Bangladesh #RedCrescent volunteers providing necessary first aid supports and assisting the Fire Service and Civil Defence. 📷 @ShishirAe pic.twitter.com/BzFu8b5qJg — Raquib Rony (@RaquibRony) March 28, 2019 In February, at least 67 people were killed and 40 injured when a fire tore through apartment buildings and chemical warehouses in Dhaka’s Chawkbazar area.<doc-sep>DHAKA, Bangladesh — A fire broke out on Thursday in a large office tower in Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh, killing at least 25 people and injuring several dozen others, officials said. Videos circulating on social media showed large flames burning through the 24-story building, F.R. Tower. On the ground, witnesses said several people had fallen while trying to descend using cables along the periphery of the building.<doc-sep>
Occupants of the 19-storey office building trapped in the fire have been seen jumping down the building in desperation while some are clinging to wires outside windows while awaiting help. New Delhi (Sputnik): A devastating fire that began on Thursday at a 19-storey office building in the Bangladeshi capital Dhaka is still out of control as scores of firefighters including the Bangladesh defence forces have been pressed into service. The incident happened in Banani, an upmarket commercial district in the Bangladeshi capital. FIRE OUTBREAK: many believed trapped in building in Dhaka, Bangladesh https://t.co/O5uUCdvq9Z — Shauntv Global (@shauntvGlobal) March 28, 2019 Witnesses said people were seen shouting for help on the upper floors and now viral videos on social media show people falling from the building situated in Dhaka's commercial hub. ​ Local media quoted an official in the Fire Department control room, Ershad Hossain, who confirmed that the FR Tower in Dhaka's Banani area caught fire Thursday afternoon. ​Authorities have not confirmed casualties, although, local reports and visuals confirm several people falling from the building trying to escape the fire. A multi storey building is on fire in Dhaka, Bangladesh, several feared trapped pic.twitter.com/EAp7mHIQmE — Khalid khi (@khalid_pk) March 28, 2019 Visuals show people climbing from cables on the exterior of the 19-storey building to escape the fire and there were also people waving to be rescued amid a thick cloud of smoke. #bangladesh#fire Several people is trapped in the tower and some man break the window and slide down from the electric line. it is very dangerous pic.twitter.com/bzFdTUhjU0 — (@JackGhiao) March 28, 2019 ​ "Nineteen fire-fighting units are working at the scene. Bangladesh Navy and Air Force have also joined to fight the fire", duty officer Mohammad Russel from Dhaka's central fire service control room told local media. ​Local media visuals confirm the presence of emergency crews at the scene as well as military helicopters. It is feared that several people are still trapped in the building although no number has been yet put out by the administration. Seventy people were killed in a similar massive blaze in Dhaka's old quarter. In another major disaster in 2010 in the Nimtoli area of Dhaka, 123 people burned to death. #BreakingNews Many people are believed to have got trapped in the burning building while an unspecified number of panicked people suffered injuries as they jumped off its different floors for safety.#Bangladesh #bananifire pic.twitter.com/s5gKqgdQ2l — Hasibul Hossain Shanto (@HasibulShanto86) March 28, 2019 ​