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Tragic Apparel Factory Inferno in the South Asian nation Claims a Minimum of 16 Victims
A minimum of 16 persons have lost their lives after a massive fire broke out at a clothing factory in Bangladesh, with emergency services stating that the number of victims could increase.
A total of sixteen bodies have been recovered but were charred beyond recognition, the firefighters said.
Heartbroken relatives gathered outside the multi-story factory in Dhaka's Mirpur area on Tuesday in seeking their family members still missing.
The inferno, which broke out at the factory around noon, was extinguished after several hours. But an adjacent chemical warehouse continued to burn, emergency services said.
Up until 21:00 local time (15:00 GMT) on Tuesday, the fire at the chemical warehouse had not been fully extinguished, media reports said.
Fire service officials have not established which of the two buildings ignited initially.
According to bystanders, the chemical warehouse housed industrial bleaches, plastic materials and hydrogen peroxide, all of which can intensify fires. Polymer products also produces poisonous gases when burned.
Law enforcement and armed forces are still attempting to find the proprietors of the factory and the warehouse, fire service director the department director briefed journalists.
An probe on whether the warehouse was running according to regulations is also currently underway, he added.
Weeping family members waited outside the charred buildings, many of them clutching photographs of their unaccounted for relatives.
Present at the scene is a man looking frantically for his daughter, his family member.
"When I was informed of the fire, I rushed here. But I still haven't found her... I just want my child back," he expressed to news media.
The tragic incident has yet again highlighted the security issues plaguing Bangladesh's garment industry, which provides jobs for numerous of workers and is a major provider of export earnings for the country.
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