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

Bangladeshi President Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina have expressed profound shock and grief over the loss of lives in the fire.

A seven-member probe committee has been formed by the district administration to look into the incident.

However, survivors and relative alleged that the only gate to enter and exit the factory premises was locked and they staged demonstration outside and around the factory premises on Friday.

Against this backdrop, law enforcers in large numbers have been deployed to maintain law and order situation at the site.

The factory building had reportedly no proper fire safety measures, according to the workers.

The exact cause of the blaze in factory is still unclear, but the district's Police chief Md Zayedul Alam told Xinhua earlier in the day that it may have been triggered by a short circuit.