"Death toll from Keraniganj factory fire reaches 12", 12 December 2019

Eleven employees including an engineer, who were severely burnt in yesterday’s factory fire in Keraniganj, died at Dhaka Medical College Hospital today, raising the death toll to 12.

Among the injured, 11 are on life support...while eight others are undergoing treatment...

...One of the injured workers Zakir Hossain, 22, said the fire broke out at a room where eight cylinders of inflammable gas were kept. He added that there was a leak in the lines...

...Around 300 people worked in two shifts at Prime Patent Plastic Limited. Around 150 people, including many women, were working when the fire started, said Zakir, who has been working there for the last four years for a monthly salary of Tk 12,000...

...The factory used to manufacture single-use plastic glasses and plates...