The original content of Democracy Now! Headlines appears under the Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 3.0 License (United States). For more, including their other shows and media, visit www.democracynow.org. February 21, 2019 Massive Fire Kills At Least 80 in Bangladesh -------------------------------------------- Authorities in Bangladesh say at least 80 people have died in a massive fire that burned down several buildings in a poor, centuries-old neighborhood in the capital Dhaka. The death toll is expected to rise as more bodies are uncovered. The fire started on the ground floor of a chemical warehouse before spreading to neighboring structures. Residents say they had raised safety concerns over the warehouse but were ignored by authorities.