Bangladesh factory fire kills five people

A fire broke at a textiles factory outside the Bangladeshi capital on Thursday, killing at least five people and injuring several others.

A fire broke at a textiles factory outside the Bangladeshi capital early on Thursday, killing at least five people and injuring several others, a fire official said.

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The fire occurred at Shamim Textiles Mills in Shafifur town, about 30 kilometers north of Dhaka, fire official Abdus Salam told the agency.

Rescuers pulled out five charred bodies from the debris, he said.