At least 16 dead in factory and chemical warehouse fire in Bangladesh

Bangladesh fire

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Smoke and gas from chemical fire trapped and killed factory workers

At least 16 people have been killed and many others injured in a fire at a clothing factory and adjacent chemicals warehouse in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on 14 October. The cause of the fire is unknown, but news reports suggest that the fire broke out on the third floor of the seven-storey clothing factory, before spreading to the chemical warehouse next door.