A fire brigade official said the blaze in the 11-storey building in the suburb of Uttara, which housed three separate factories, was almost under control.
There were no reports of deaths, but eight workers were injured due to heavy smoke, fire brigade Director General Abu Nayeem Mohammad Shahidullah told Reuters.
Sunday's blaze, in which 109 people died, was Bangladesh's worst-ever factory blaze. Working conditions at Bangladeshi factories are notoriously poor, with little enforcement of safety laws, and overcrowding and locked fire doors are common.
Bangladesh has around 4,500 garment factories and is the world's biggest exporter of clothing after China, with garments making up 80% of its $24 billion annual exports.
More than 300 factories near the capital shut for almost a week earlier this year as workers demanded higher wages and better working conditions.
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@Asad Khan: wooWWWWWWWWWWW!!!!!!!! ANOTHER ZAID HAMID!!!!!!!!!! forget hte gas and electricity shortage...1 thing's for sure there will never be a comedian shortage in pakistan....:D
@Asad Khan:
folks,.right here we have another zaid hamid in making.
@Asad Khan: The Karachi fire was because of the refusal of the owners to pay "bhatta". Listen to what PNL(N) and ANP leaders have been saying about that incident. And the death toll was 300.
Pakistan responding to Bangladesh demand for apology for 1971 genocide.
Welcome to the Hindu Terrorism!!! It's just the same Kind of activity which took Place in a Garment factory in Karachi, Pakistan. Ditto Desgn and same Planners to Target & Burn ganrment Factories where most employment of These two countries come from plus rate of Casualities will always be high. In Pakistan, More than 200 people were killed in same kind of fire. And Now In Bangladesh. Before that a Flyover in Karachi Also Fell and same happened in Near Dhaka. Planner of these two events are the same. All eyes are fixed on the Hindu Regime because that has a history of International terrorism. Tamil Tigers and BLA in Balochistan are just few of those examples. Hindu Regime is the sole beneficiary of these terrorist activities. Keep a close eye on the Regime. The Planner of Both events , in Pakistan and in Bangladesh is the same. Only Beneficiary in the region is Hindu Regime.