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Six killed in textile factory blaze in B’desh



DHAKA: At least six people have died when a fire tore through a textile factory in Bangladesh today, local media reports have said.

Fire brigades took at least 12 hours to control the blaze at a factory in Sreepur, near Dhaka, the country’s capital.

The fire spread quickly as water supplies to the fire hydrant ran out, reports said. Six bodies were recovered. (Agencies)

Publish Date : 03 July 2019 18:12 PM

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