Bangladesh Shantytown Fire Kills 8; 1,000 Homeless
From Associated Press
DHAKA, Bangladesh — Fire swept through a shantytown Friday, killing eight people, destroying 200 houses and leaving 1,000 people homeless, officials said. Authorities blamed arsonists.
Witnesses said the blaze was started by students from a nearby college who poured gasoline on the mud-and-straw huts.
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