Officials say the death toll from a garments factory fire could increase amid recovery operations. Photo: AP PHOTO

A fire has broken out at a garment factory in Bangladesh and a chemical warehouse adjacent to it, killing at least nine people and wounding one, with the death toll expected to rise as rescue efforts continue, officials say.

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"Nine bodies have been recovered from the second and third floors of the garment factory," fire service director Tajul Islam Chowdhury said, adding that the number of deaths could rise as recovery operations were continuing.

He said the cause of th

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