Dhaka, Bangladesh (AP) — A Fire broke out at a factory manufacturing gas lighters near Bangladesh’s capital on Saturday, leaving at least five people dead, authorities said.The blaze broke out in the Kadamtali area of Keraniganj near Dhaka, according to the Fire-service-and-civil-defense" class="entity-link entity-organization" data-entity-id="95609" data-entity-type="organization">Fire Service and Civil Defense.Seven firefighting units were deployed to extinguish the blaze, which started in the afternoon, the Fire department said. It took several hours to bring it under control.Firefighters recovered five bodies by the evening and they couldn’t immediately be identified.The cause of the Fire was under investigation.
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Fire at a gas lighter factory near Bangladesh’s capital kills 5 people
A fire at a gas lighter factory in Keraniganj, near Dhaka, Bangladesh, killed at least five people on Saturday. The fire broke out in the Kadamtali area in the afternoon, prompting the deployment of seven firefighting units.
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A fire at a gas lighter factory in Keraniganj, near Dhaka, Bangladesh, killed at least five people on Saturday. The fire broke out in the Kadamtali area in the afternoon, prompting the deployment of seven firefighting units. It took several hours to bring the blaze under control. Firefighters recovered five unidentified bodies from the scene by evening. The fire service and civil defense are investigating the cause of the fire.
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