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Many feared dead in Bangladeshi factory blaze

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A devastating blaze raced through a multistory garment factory near Bangladesh's capital on Tuesday, killing as many as 20 people and injuring more than 100, an official and news reports said.

 

Fire official Golam Mostafa said by phone the fire broke out in a 10-story factory owned by local business giant Hameem Group in Ashulia industrial zone just outside Dhaka. He said many casualties were feared. (AP)

 

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