People in uniform operate at the site of a gas lighter factory blaze in Keraniganj, on the outskirts of Dhaka, Bangladesh, April 4, 2026. A massive fire swept through a tin-shed factory manufacturing gas lighters in Keraniganj on the outskirts of Bangladesh's capital Dhaka on Saturday afternoon, killing at least five people, an official said. (Photo by Habibur Rahman/Xinhua)
DHAKA, April 4 (Xinhua) -- A massive fire swept through a tin-shed factory manufacturing gas lighters in Keraniganj on the outskirts of Bangladesh's capital Dhaka on Saturday afternoon, killing at least five people, an official said.
Anwarul Islam, an officer with the media wing of the Bangladesh Fire Service and Civil Defence, told journalists that "so far, five bodies have been recovered, burned beyond recognition."
Search operations continued as of the latest update.
Fire department officials said they brought the blaze under control by around 2:30 p.m., less than two hours after the incident report was filed.
The cause of the fire and the full extent of the damage remain unknown. ■
People gather at the site of a gas lighter factory blaze in Keraniganj, on the outskirts of Dhaka, Bangladesh, April 4, 2026. A massive fire swept through a tin-shed factory manufacturing gas lighters in Keraniganj on the outskirts of Bangladesh's capital Dhaka on Saturday afternoon, killing at least five people, an official said. (Photo by Habibur Rahman/Xinhua)
People in uniform operate at the site of a gas lighter factory blaze in Keraniganj, on the outskirts of Dhaka, Bangladesh, April 4, 2026. A massive fire swept through a tin-shed factory manufacturing gas lighters in Keraniganj on the outskirts of Bangladesh's capital Dhaka on Saturday afternoon, killing at least five people, an official said. (Photo by Habibur Rahman/Xinhua)
