Cracks in building hamper search after fire


Aftermath: Firemen lowering the remains of a fire victim at the packaging factory after the blaze near Dhaka. — Reuters

DHAKA: The fire at a food and cigarette packaging factory in Bangla­desh that killed at least 26 people has been extinguished, but heavy smoke and the risk of the building collapsing further were hampering the search of the premises, officials said.

Saturday's blaze was the country’s worst industrial accident since the Rana Plaza building collapse of 2013 that killed 1,135 garment sector workers, and raises further questions about Bangladesh’s safety record.

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