, Nov. 25 -- A massive fire swept through the Korail slum on Tuesday evening, leaving hundreds of residents scrambling for safety and destroying everything in its path.

The blaze, which intensified rapidly, gave many slum families no chance to salvage their belongings.

Amid the chaos, Rozina, a resident, broke down in tears on the roadside after fleeing her burning home. "I couldn't save a single thing," she cried. "Everything we owned-earned through so much struggle-burned to ashes. Why would Allah show us something like this?" she said before collapsing into sobs.

Another resident, Kamal, was seen running with a television on his head and a gas cylinder clutched in his hand. "These are the only two things I have saved," he said breat...