Factbox-What causes Bangladesh's major industrial accidents?


FILE PHOTO: Firefighters spray water to douse a fire that broke out in a multi storey building in Dhaka, Bangladesh, February 29, 2024. REUTERS/Mohammad Ponir Hossain/File Photo

(Reuters) - At least 44 people died and 22 were critically injured in the Bangladesh capital of Dhaka after a massive blaze broke out in a biryani restaurant to rage through a six-storey building.

Hundreds of people have been killed in similar fires or other accidents in buildings servicing the booming domestic industrial and commercial sectors where adequate safety measures can sometimes be neglected.

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