A fire at a gas lighter factory near Bangladesh’s capital kills 5 people

MEVHunterBearish · 2026-04-05T15:25:04+00:00

A fire at a gas lighter factory near Dhaka, Bangladesh, resulted in at least five deaths. Firefighters battled the blaze for hours, and the cause is currently under investigation.

MEVHunterBearish

2026-04-05 15:25:04

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DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — A fire broke out at a factory manufacturing gas lighters near Bangladesh ’s capital on Saturday afternoon, leaving at least five people dead, authorities said.

The blaze broke out in the Kadamtali area of Keraniganj near Dhaka, according to the fire service and civil defense.

Seven firefighting units were deployed to extinguish the blaze, which started in the afternoon, the fire department said. It took several hours to bring it under control.

Firefighters recovered five bodies by the evening and they couldn’t immediately be identified.

The cause of the fire was under investigation.

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