Bangladesh: 52 killed in mill blaze

Rescuers recovered 46 more bodies from the charred debris of a textile mill in south-eastern Bangladesh today, raising the death toll from the devastating fire to 52.

The fire that broke out at the Bangladeshi-owned KTS Textile Mill near the port city of Chittagong also injured more than 150 workers, 82 of whom were taken to hospital, doctors at Chittagong Medical College Hospital said.