Dhaka: A fire broke out at garment factory in the Bangladeshi capital on Thursday but no one was in the building at the time and there were no casualties, a police official said.
Firefighters were trying to put out the blaze with the help of police and volunteers, officials said.
"The factory closed for business at 5 pm and the fire broke out at 5.40 pm," a police official at Hazari Bag station told Reuters.
But a series of deadly incidents, including a building collapse that killed more than 1,100 people last April, has sparked global concern over weak safety standards in the $22 billion industry.
Firefighters were trying to put out the blaze with the help of police and volunteers, officials said.
"The factory closed for business at 5 pm and the fire broke out at 5.40 pm," a police official at Hazari Bag station told Reuters.
But a series of deadly incidents, including a building collapse that killed more than 1,100 people last April, has sparked global concern over weak safety standards in the $22 billion industry.
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