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Nine People Killed, Over 50 Injured by Blast at Clothing Factory in Bangladesh

© AFP 2023 / Fahad KAIZERA Bangladeshi rescue worker walks through rubble and debris at a garment factory in Gazipur on July 3, 2017, after an explosion at the factory on the outskirts of Dhaka
A Bangladeshi rescue worker walks through rubble and debris at a garment factory in Gazipur on July 3, 2017, after an explosion at the factory on the outskirts of Dhaka - Sputnik International
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At least nine people were killed and more than 50 others injured on Monday as a result of an explosion of a boiler at a garment factory in the central Bangladesh’s district of Gazipur, local media reported.

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MOSCOW (Sputnik) – The blast occurred at 7:00 p.m. local time (13:00 GMT) and partially destroyed the four-floor building belonging to the Multifabs Ltd company, the bdnews24.com media outlet reported.

According to a local fire service official, the number of victims may increase.

The authorities opened an investigation into the incident and promised to pay compensation to families of the people killed by the explosion.

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