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

According to the officials, the six-storey factory used to produce various juices, soft drinks and food items, caught fire around 5:30 pm local time on Thursday.

Md Abdul Al Arefin, Narayanganj District Fire Service and Civil Defence deputy director, told reporters that it would take some time more for them to completely douse the fire.

Until the fire is extinguished completely, he said it would not be possible to assess how much damage has occurred and find the exact cause of the fire.

A spokesman of the factory was not immediately available for comment.

Officials said the fire originated from the ground floor of the six-storey building, and spread quickly to several other upper floors because of the presence of chemicals and plastic materials.

They said severe heat from the blaze has caused cracks in a part of the building and its windows are falling apart, with plumes of black smoke billowing out of the factory.