Factory fire in Bangladesh kills at least 6 people
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AA) – A deadly fire killed at least six workers while huge properties were gutted in a multi-story building in the old part of Bangladesh’s capital Dhaka on Monday, according to official sources.
Eyewitnesses and fire service officers said the fire took place at around 12 p.m. local time (0600GMT) Monday and rapidly spread through the whole building in Old Dhaka’s Chawkbazar area.
Speaking to Anadolu Agency, Md. Kudrat-E-Khuda, the deputy commissioner of police in Old Dhaka’s Lalbag Division, said almost all area was congested with many illegal plastic factories and other flammable settlements, including polythene and shoe factories.
Stressing the need for a permanent solution to the problem, he noted that all concerned authorities should take a combined and conducive plan and drive to immediately remove all illegal factories from this crowded part of the city.
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