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Tragic Clothing Factory Inferno in Bangladesh Has Taken at Least 16 Victims
No fewer than 16 people have perished after a huge fire erupted at a clothing factory in Bangladesh, with officials stating that the fatality count could increase.
Sixteen bodies have been retrieved but were charred beyond recognition, the firefighters said.
Grief-stricken relatives converged outside the four-storey factory in Dhaka's Mirpur area on that day in seeking their family members still unaccounted for.
The blaze, which broke out at the factory around midday, was extinguished after three hours. But an adjacent chemical warehouse remained ablaze, authorities confirmed.
Up until 21:00 local time (15:00 GMT) that day, the fire at the chemical warehouse had not been completely doused, media reports indicated.
Fire service officials have not established which of the two buildings ignited initially.
According to witnesses, the chemical warehouse stored chemical bleaching agents, plastic materials and hydrogen peroxide, all of which can intensify fires. Polymer products also produces toxic fumes when burned.
Security personnel are still attempting to find the owners of the factory and the warehouse, fire department chief Mohammad Tajul Islam Chowdhury told the media.
An probe on whether the warehouse was functioning with proper authorization is also ongoing, he added.
Weeping family members waited outside the fire-damaged buildings, many of them clutching photographs of their lost relatives.
Present at the scene is a man looking frantically for his daughter, Farzana Akhter.
"When I learned of the fire, I hurried to the scene. But I still cannot locate her... I just want my child back," he told journalists.
The tragic incident has another time underscored the safety concerns facing Bangladesh's apparel manufacturing, which employs numerous of workers and is a major contributor to export earnings for the nation.
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