India, Oct. 15 -- At least 16 people died after a massive fire broke out at a garments factory and a chemical warehouse in Bangladesh's capital, Dhaka, on Tuesday.

According to reports, the two buildings are located side by side in front of the Bangladesh University of Business and Technology.

"12 bodies were brought to the Dhaka Medical College Hospital and the National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery in Dhaka," Talha Bin Jashim, officer-in-charge of the media cell of the Fire Service headquarters in Dhaka, told Xinhua news agency of China.

The blaze reportedly began on the third floor of the seven-storey building.

The death toll in the blaze is likely to rise, a fire official, who did not want to be named, told Xinhua.

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