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		</div><p><a href="http://londonglossy.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/dozens-killed-in-factory-blaze.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full" title="Rescuers carry a victim of a factory fire in Ashulia, north of the capital Dhaka, Bangladesh (AP)" src="http://londonglossy.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/min-dozens-killed-in-factory-blaze.jpg" alt="Rescuers carry a victim of a factory fire in Ashulia, north of the capital Dhaka, Bangladesh (AP)"/></a></p>
<p>Dozens of people have been killed after a devastating blaze raced through a Bangladesh garment factory that supplies major multinationals such as Gap and JCPenney.</p>
<p>Many of the dead included trapped workers who jumped from the building as it was engulfed by flames, witnesses said.</p>
<p>Fire official Golam Mostafa said the fire started in a 10-storey factory owned by local business giant Ha-Meem Group in the Ashulia industrial zone, just outside the capital Dhaka. It was not immediately clear what caused the blaze, and the government ordered an investigation.</p>
<p>Interior minister Shahara Khatun said after visiting the site that her ministry would investigate whether it was related to recent violent protests at textile factories over wages.</p>
<p>Monir Hossain, a local journalist at the scene, said the blaze broke out on the two upper floors during lunch break. A gate on a stairwell was locked, trapping people inside the factory, which mainly produces T-shirts for international brands, he quoted witnesses as saying.</p>
<p>Another journalist, Rafiqul Islam, said he saw at least 25 bodies being loaded on to ambulances.</p>
<p>Diganta television reported at least 27 people died and more than 100 were injured. ATN News also said rescuers recovered 27 bodies.</p>
<p>Officials predicted the death toll would rise.</p>
<p>A witness said he saw 50 to 60 people jumping off the 10th floor to escape the raging blaze.</p>
<p>About 13,000 people work at the factory on shifts each day, though most were outside buying lunch when the fire started, Mr Islam said.</p>
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