Death toll of juice factory fire in Bangladesh rises to 52 as blaze continues for 2nd day

DHAKA -- At least 52 people have died as a huge fire raged for a second day in a juice factory in Narayanganj on the outskirts of Bangladesh's capital Dhaka.

Deputy Director of Fire Service and Civil Defense Debashish Bardhan told reporters that they had pulled 49 bodies from the debris of the burning factory on Friday afternoon.

"Forty nine bodies, most of them beyond recognition, were recovered from the 4th floor of the building on Friday afternoon," he said, adding that the bodies will be identified through DNA test for handover to their family members.

Three more deaths were reported in the immediate aftermath of the fire on Thursday night.