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Factory fire kills dozens in Bangladesh

November 25, 2012 11:00 pm • Last Updated: November 25, 2012 10:49 pm

A Bangladeshi woman cries Sunday as she claims the body of a relative killed in a fire at a garment factory outside Dhaka, Bangladesh. At least 112 people were killed in a late Saturday night fire that raced through the multi-story garment factory just outside of Bangladesh's capital, an official said Sunday.

A Bangladeshi woman cries Sunday as she claims the body of a relative killed in a fire at a garment factory outside Dhaka, Bangladesh. At least 112 people were killed in a late Saturday night fire that raced through the multi-story garment factory just outside of Bangladesh's capital, an official said Sunday.

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