N'ganj Fire Kills At Least 50: Fire Service

At least 50 people were killed as a massive fire broke out at Shezan Juice Factory of Hashem Foods Ltd in Bhulta Karnagop area of Rupganj in Narayanganj on Thursday.

Fire service confirmed the death toll till filing of this report.

The death toll is likely to increase, according to media. 

Immediately after the incident, two deceased were identified as factory workers Mina Akhter, 40, and Shapna Rani.

Later, another worker, Mursalin, 22, who jumped from the 3rd floor, succumbed to his injuries at Dhaka Medical College and Hospital (DMCH) around 11pm.

The fire broke out at the 7-storey building around 5:00pm Thursday, and 18 units of firefighters were still struggling to contain it, said duty officer of the fire service control room Kamrul Ahsan.