7 Dead, 24 Injured After Massive Blast Triggers Fire At Indian Chemical Factory

A garment worker walks past the burnt factory after the fire was put out in Rupganj, just outside Dhaka (Credit: AFP / Munir Uz zaman)

KEY POINTS

• The bodies of the seven workers were found during cooling and search operations following the blast
• The fire broke out in the chemical plant due to a massive explosion inside a chemical storage tank
• Tetrahydrofuran, a highly flammable chemical substance, was inside the tank

Seven workers, who went missing after a fire broke out at a chemical factory in India, were found dead Thursday morning. Around 27 others were injured in the incident.