Airport inferno could cost Bangladesh $1bn in damages
Digest more
The Bangladesh garment factory fire, which killed 16 workers, was not an "accident," but part of an ongoing industrial slaughter.
The fire broke out on the third floor of a four-story factory in the South Asian nation’s capital, Dhaka, before spreading to a adjacent chemical warehouse.
Toxic gas and a locked door that barred access to a roof were responsible for most of the deaths in a devastating fire in a Bangladesh garment factory and an adjoining chemical warehouse, a fire official said on Wednesday.
Dhaka: A fire broke out in a section of the Cargo Village at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka on Saturday afternoon. All flights have been suspended. Visuals show a thick plume of grey smoke billowing from the airport. Let us know! 👂 What type of content would you like to see from us this year?
At least 16 people died in a fire at a garment factory and chemical warehouse in Bangladesh on Tuesday, an official said, with expectations that the toll could rise.
A fire at a garment factory and a warehouse in Bangladesh’s capital has left at least nine people dead and several others injured
EADaily, October 19th, 2025. A fire broke out in the cargo terminal of the international airport of the capital of Bangladesh, Dhaka. This is reported by local media.