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Bangladesh factory fire

A Bangladeshi firefighter battles a fire at a garment factory outside of Dhaka. The blaze broke out at the seven-story factory operated by Tazreen Fashions late Saturday.

A Bangladeshi firefighter battles a fire at a garment factory outside of Dhaka. The blaze broke out at the seven-story factory operated by Tazreen Fashions late Saturday.   (Hasan Raza / Associated Press)

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At least 112 people were killed in a fire that raced through a multistory garment factory just outside of Bangladesh’s capital.

Working the scene

Bangladeshi firefighters man the hose. Many workers jumped from high windows to escape the smoke and flames.  (AFP/Getty Images)

Dousing embers

A Bangladeshi firefighter douses the inside of the garment factory. Bangladesh has about 4,000 garment factories, many without proper safety measures.  (Khurshed Rinku / Associated Press)

Family in mourning

A Bangladeshi woman cries as she claims the body of her relative killed in the fire.  (Jibon Amir / Associated Press)

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Stunned

Bystanders look at the burned factory. A fire official said there were no emergency exits leading outside the building.   (Hasan Raza / Associated Press)

Solemn scene

A Bangladeshi man carries the body of his relative killed in the fire.  (Hasan Raza / Associated Press)

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