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At least 16 killed in Dhaka garment factory fire
Gulf Today
|October 15, 2025
At least 16 people were killed and several others injured on Tuesday after fire erupted at a building housing a chemical godown and a garment factory in Shialbari area of Mirpur in Bangladesh's capital, Dhaka, local media reported.
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Firefighters work at the scene of a garment factory in Dhaka on Wednesday.
(The Daily Star reported.)
Lt Colonel Tajul Islam Chowdhury, Director (Operations and Maintenance) of the Fire Service and Civil Defence, said that bodies have been found, the United News of Bangladesh (UNB) reported.
Hestated: “The search operation is still going on.”
Tajul Islam said they suspect that the victims may have died after they inhaled toxic gas following a chemical explosion. He further said, “The exact cause will be known after investigation.”
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