{"id":98596,"date":"2025-10-15T04:04:00","date_gmt":"2025-10-15T04:04:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=98596"},"modified":"2025-10-15T04:04:00","modified_gmt":"2025-10-15T04:04:00","slug":"bangladesh-garment-factory-fire-kills-at-least-16","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=98596","title":{"rendered":"Bangladesh garment factory fire kills at least 16"},"content":{"rendered":"
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At least 16 people have died after a huge fire broke out at a garment factory in Bangladesh, with officials warning that the toll could rise.<\/p>\n

Sixteen bodies have been recovered but were burned beyond recognition, the fire service said.<\/p>\n

Distraught relatives gathered outside the four-storey factory in Dhaka\u2019s Mirpur area on Tuesday in search of their loved ones still missing.<\/p>\n

The blaze, which broke out at the factory around midday, was extinguished after three hours. But an adjacent chemical warehouse continued to burn, authorities said.<\/p>\n

Large fires are relatively common in densely populated Bangladesh, often due to lax safety standards and poor infrastructure. Hundreds of people have been killed in fires in recent years.<\/p>\n

Up until 21:00 local time (15:00 GMT) yesterday, the fire at the chemical warehouse in Mirpurhad not been completely doused, media reports said.<\/p>\n

Fire service officials have not ascertained which of the two buildings caught fire first.<\/p>\n

According to eyewitnesses, the chemical warehouse stored bleaching powder, plastic and hydrogen peroxide, all of which can intensify fires. Plastic also releases toxic fumes when burned.<\/p>\n

Fire service director Mohammad Tajul Islam Chowdhury told local media the victims probably died \u201cinstantly\u201d after inhaling \u201chighly toxic gas\u201d.<\/p>\n

Police and military officers are still trying to locate the owners of the factory and the warehouse, Mr Chowdhury told reporters.<\/p>\n

An investigation on whether the warehouse was operating legally is also ongoing, he added.<\/p>\n

Tearful family members stood outside the charred buildings, many of them clutching photographs of their missing relatives.<\/p>\n

Among them is a man searching desperately for his daughter, Farzana Akhter.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen I heard about the fire, I came running. But I still haven\u2019t found her\u2026.I just want my daughter back,\u201d he told Reuters news agency.<\/p>\n

Grief-stricken relatives hold on to photographs of their loved ones still missing after a fire blazed through a garment factory in Bangladesh<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

In 2021, a fire at a food and drink factory left at least 52 people dead and another 20 injured. The factory was built illegally and had no emergency exit, an investigation later found.<\/p>\n

In 2019, a fast-moving fire\u00a0swept through a historic district\u00a0in Dhaka, killing at least 78 people, including members of a bridal party.<\/p>\n

The country\u2019s most deadly industrial accident to date took place in 2013, when an eight-storey commercial building\u00a0collapsed owing to a structural failure, killing more than 1,100 people.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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