At least 20 killed in Bangladesh factory fire

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Bangla Desh fireAt least 20 people died in a factory fire after a boiler exploded in a four-story building in Bangladesh on Saturday.

According to CNN, local police chief Harunur Rashid said the explosion caused a fire while employees were inside the building in Tongi near the capital city of Dhaka.

The death toll is expected to rise as hundreds of firefighters attempt to extinguish the fire and 50 people were hospitalized with injuries.

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