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At least 124 dead in Dhaka garment factory blaze

Dhaka, Nov 25: At least 124 people were killed overnight as a massive blaze engulfed a multi-storey garment factory on the outskirts of the Bangladesh capital in one of the worst fire tragedies in the

Witnesses said it was the worst fire tragedy in recent years.  Fire service officials earlier said several workers of the factory were trapped inside and took shelter on the rooftop of the structure awaiting rescuers.

Efforts were still underway to extinguish the blaze with authorities mobilising several fire fighting units.


 

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