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Bangladesh Garment Factory Fire Kills 16, Toll May Rise

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Bangladesh Garment Factory Fire Kills 16, Toll May Rise

A relative mourns while holding a picture of a missing person following a fire that broke out at a garment factory and a chemical warehouse in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on Oct. 14, 2025. Mohammad Ponir Hossain/Reuters

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DHAKA—A fire on Tuesday at a garment factory in Bangladesh and an adjacent chemical warehouse killed at least 16 people and injured others, and the death toll could rise, an official said.

The cause of the blaze wasn’t immediately known, fire service director Tajul Islam Chowdhury said.

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