December 12, 2019 7:34 PM

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Death toll in Dhaka factory fire goes up to 13

<span style="color: #222222;">Twelve more persons who were injured in the fire in a plastic factory in the suburbs of Dhaka succumbed to burn injury at the Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) on Thursday.<br />'' <br />'' With this, the death toll in the fire incident has gone up to 13.<br />'' <br />'' State minister for power, energy and mineral resources, told reporters on Thursday that the factory had been operating illegally.<br />'' <br />'' A fire had broken out in a plastic factory in Hijaltola in the outskirts of Dhaka on Wednesday afternoon which was brought under control by evening.<br />'' <br />'' Initially, it was reported that one person was killed in the fire and 35 suffered serious burn injuries.<br />'' <br />'' The death toll is likely to go up as a large number of people suffered severe burn injuries during the incident.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span>

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