In Pictures: Deadly fire at Bangladesh food processing factory

At least 43 killed; many of the 30 injured leapt for their lives from the upper floors of the complex.

A fire in a Bangladesh food factory has killed at least 43 people, police said on Friday, as emergency services brought out bodies even as the building was still in flames. The blaze broke out in the factory in Rupganj, an industrial town 25km (15 miles) east of capital Dhaka, on Thursday afternoon and was still burning nearly 24 hours later. Many of the 30 injured leapt for their lives from the upper floors of the complex.