At least 110 people have died and 800 of them were injured in the collapse of the eight-story building on the outskirts of Dhaka, capital of Bangladesh, as reported by a source of rescue services. The Frog Square building has collapsed in the early hours of the morning in the town of Savar, 24 kilometers northwest of the capital, reported the deputy director of the Fire Department of Dhaka, Salim Newaj Bhuyian. Firefighters and military personnel and police have rescued 60 people from the rubble, while relief efforts continue to find survivors. One of the firemen has said that about 2,000 people were inside the building when the top floor collapsed, bringing down the entire building. The Plaza has a market Rana, several textile mills and a branch of a bank. According to the newspaper 'The Daily Star' cries for help were heard under the remains of the building . Newai has indicated that an unknown number of people were trapped in the rubble , but residents have said that hundreds of people were inside. "I was working on the third floor when suddenly, I heard a deafening noise . Not understanding what was happening I ran and something hit me in the head, "he told a worker in a factory the building. A police spokesman, Mohammad Asaduzzaman, reported that the factory owners ignored the warning not to let the building workers yesterday after meeting a gap in the building. In 2006, 61 people were killed and another 86 injured in the collapse of a building of nine floors in the same town where today produced the new claim.
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