Flames engulf a slum after a fire broke out in Dhaka, Bangladesh, August 16, 2019, in this photo obtained from social media. Abdur R Saad/via REUTERS
DHAKA (Reuters) - About 3,000 people in Bangladesh were left homeless after a massive fire consumed several hundred shanties in a slum on the northern outskirts of the capital city of Dhaka, government officials said on Sunday.
Three people were injured in the blaze that struck a congested slum in Mirpur town on Friday night.
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