DHAKA: At least 13 people have died in a devastating fire at a plastics factory in Keraniganj on the outskirts of Bangladesh’s capital Dhaka.

Another 20 people are still taking treatment for injuries at the Dhaka Medical College and Hospital (DMCH).

The Fire Service and Civil Defense brought the blaze at the Prime Pet and Plastics Industries Limited under control at around 5:45 p.m. local time on Wednesday after a hectic effort of half an hour.

Keraniganj Fire Station’s Senior Officer Md Saiful Islam told journalists Wednesday evening that they had pulled one body from the factory.

A total of 32 people were admitted to the DMCH’s National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery following the fire devastation.