More than 50 dead in Bangladesh factory fire | the Chronicle

Tragedy in Bangladesh, more than 50 people have died in the fire at a large food and beverage factory. Unfortunately, according to the local press, most of the victims are children.

The flames started last Thursday evening in the town of Rupgani, located just 24 kilometers from Dhaka, the country’s capital. According to Debasish Bardhan, deputy director of the fire and civil protection service, up to 52 bodies were found between the 5 floors of the establishment. So far, it is unknown how many people were inside the company’s facilities when the fire started.

According to witnesses,Some people tried in vain to escape by jumping from the roof of the building. In addition, 30 other people were injured by the fire and were treated in a hospital where they received the corresponding medical treatment.

In total, the burnt down factory employs 7,000 workers, including many miners.

Family members of the workers gathered on the outskirts of the awe-inspiring stage, several of them bearing the stamps of loved ones. Some also offered DNA samples to medical staff to help them find out more quickly if their loved ones were among the victims. For example, a family held a photo of a girl at the door of Dhaka Medical College hospital.

“Three people died jumping from the building to escape the fire and charred bodies were recovered,” commented Moutain Billah, administrator of the Narayanganj district. For his part, the officer Abdallah Al Mamun He added that an investigation had already been opened to find those responsible for the fire.

This is not the first episode of the style, since in 2012 at least 117 people died in the fire of another company in the same place. In turn, another fire consumed a textile factory in the city of Mirpur, where they had facilities Gap, Next and H&M.