Factory fire kills over 100 in Bangladesh

November 25, 2012 10:46

Over 100 people were killed overnight after a fire engulfed a multi-storey garment factory on the outskirts of Bangladesh's capital Dhaka, officials said today.

The fire broke out in the ground-floor warehouse of Tazreen Fashion factory,30 km north of Dhaka, last evening, trapping hundreds of workers on the upper floors.

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