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Massive fire rages through Bangladesh cloth markets

Bangladesh Dhaka

Firefighters try to douse a fire that broke out in a clothing market in Dhaka, Bangladesh, April 4, 2023. REUTERS/Mohammad Ponir Hossain

A massive fire raged through at least six cloth markets in Bangladesh's capital of Dhaka on Tuesday, local media reported citing witnesses and fire officials.

A fire service official told Reuters that 47 fire units were working to douse the fire, the cause of which was not known immediately.

(Reporting by Ruma Paul; Writing by by Shilpa Jamkhandikar; Editing by Krishna N. Das)

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