Bangaldesh fire tragedy toll may go up, 11 missing

September 11, 2016 18:44

The death toll in the fire tragedy at a Bangladeshi factory that claimed at least 25 lives may go up with authorities today listing 11 people missing in the latest industrial accident to hit the country.

The fire yesterday broke out following a powerful boiler explosion at the four-storey Tempako Packaging Factory in Tongi industrial area, north of the capital Dhaka.

Eleven people still remained missing based on information from their relatives, said Fatema-Tuz-Zohra, an official of the control room that the Gazipur administration has opened.

About 100 people were inside the food and cigarette packaging unit when the explosion occurred and the fire spread quickly because of flammable chemicals stored in the building.

More than 24 hours after the tragedy, several relatives of the people missing in the accident gathered in front of the unit part of which was reduced to ashes yesterday.

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