At least 124 people were killed in Bangladesh as a massive blaze engulfed a multi-storey garment factory near the capital, Dhaka. Officials on Monday said the fire broke out in the multi-storey building, housing clothes-making factories. There were no details on casualties and police said they did not know how many people were inside the building. The fire comes two days after a blaze in another clothes factory outside the capital that killed more than 100 people. Thousands of garment workers from the Tazreen Fashion factory on Monday staged protests, demanding better protection. They said many people were trapped in the building after the fire broke out late on Saturday that reportedly lacked fire exits. Monday’s fire broke out at the Euro-Bangla Garment factory at about 10:05 local time, the officials said. “It looks like a huge fire. Our teams have just arrived and are working to douse it,” senior fire official said. Reports said at least eight workers had suffered injuries. The cause of the fire was not immediately known.
