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Bangladesh factory owner arrested over fire that killed 52 workers

Bangladesh factory owner arrested over fire that killed 52 workers

THE owner of a food-processing factory in Bangladesh was arrested for murder yesterday over a fire that killed 52 people who were trapped inside the building, police said. The six-storey factory outside the capital Dhaka was built without permission, according to police who said it had no emergency fire exits and lacked adequate safety measures. Some workers managed to reach the roof and were rescued after the building caught ablaze on Thursday, but many could not escape, said police, adding that one of the doors leading from the stairs to the roof was locked. The arrested man owned private firm…
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