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Tragic Garment Factory Fire in the South Asian nation Takes a Minimum of 16 Victims
A minimum of 16 persons have lost their lives after a enormous fire broke out at a garment factory in Bangladesh, with authorities cautioning that the fatality count could climb.
Sixteen bodies have been found but were burned impossible to identify, the firefighters reported.
Grief-stricken relatives converged outside the four-storey factory in Dhaka's Mirpur area on Tuesday in search of their family members still unaccounted for.
The fire, which erupted at the factory around noon, was brought under control after multiple hours. But an adjacent chemical warehouse continued to burn, officials said.
Up until 21:00 local time (15:00 GMT) that day, the fire at the chemical warehouse had not been completely doused, media reports reported.
Emergency responders have not established which of the two buildings ignited initially.
According to bystanders, the chemical warehouse contained industrial bleaches, synthetic polymers and chemical peroxide, all of which can worsen fires. Synthetic materials also releases poisonous gases when burned.
Police and military officers are still attempting to find the owners of the factory and the warehouse, fire service director the department director informed the media.
An inquiry on whether the warehouse was running according to regulations is also ongoing, he mentioned.
Weeping family members gathered outside the charred buildings, many of them holding photographs of their missing relatives.
Present at the scene is a man looking frantically for his daughter, his loved one.
"When I was informed of the fire, I came running. But I still have been unable to find her... I just want my daughter back," he told reporters.
The catastrophic occurrence has once again highlighted the hazardous conditions facing Bangladesh's apparel manufacturing, which provides jobs for numerous of workers and is a major contributor to foreign revenue for the nation.
Kim Ramirez
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