fire incident

At least 20 people were killed and 70 injured in a fire at a garment factory north of the capital, Dhaka.

Police said, the death toll could rise as the fire is still not under control. The fire erupted due to a boiler explosion at the Tempako Packaging Factory in the industrial town of Tongi early this morning.

About 100 people were working at the building when flames tore through the four-storey factory following the explosion.