DHAKA: A devastating fire tore through a multi-storeyed garment factory near here killing at least 22 people and trapping over 50 others on the roof of the building.
"The fire is still raging... firefighters are trying to douse the huge blaze," an official monitoring the fire said.
Television channels reported at least 22 people died and more than 50 others were trapped on the roof of the factory at the Ashulia Industrial Zone in Savar sub-district on the outskirts of capital Dhaka.
Officials and witnesses said the fire broke out around 2 pm in 'Dhats It Sportswear Ltd' of the Ha Meem group. Fire brigade officials said they were yet to ascertain the cause of the blaze that originated at the 10th floor of the building.
A nurse at the nearby Enam Medical College Hospital said that two workers had died at the hospital of their injuries, while a doctor at the Dhaka Medical College Hospital said two other fatalities had been brought in.
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