SECOND FIRE BREAKS OUT AT BANGLADESH CLOTHES FACTORY
A fire has broken out in a multistorey building housing clothesmaking factories in Bangladesh's capital Dhaka.
The blaze reportedly started on the third floor of a 12-floor building, but was later contained.
There were no reports of any deaths, and police said they did not know how many people were in the building.
The blaze comes two days after a fire in another clothes factory outside the capital killed more than 100 people.
Clothes account for up to 80% of Bangladesh's $24bn (£15bn) annual exports
Thousands of garment workers from the Tazreen Fashion factory staged protests on Monday, demanding better protection.
They said that many people were trapped after the fire broke out late on Saturday - the building reportedly lacked fire exits.
Some demonstrators reportedly threw stones at factories and smashed vehicles.
Monday's fire broke out at the Euro-Bangla Garment factory in Dhaka's Uttara district at about 10:05 local time (04:05 GMT), officials said.
"It looks like a huge fire. Our teams have just arrived and are working to douse it," senior fire official told AFP news agency.
Reports said that at least eight workers suffered injuries.
It took firefighters nearly four hours to bring the fire under control, according to Bangladesh's Daily Star newspaper.
The cause of the blaze is now being investigated.
There are around 4,500 factories in Bangladesh, employing more than two million people. Clothes account for up to 80% of Bangladesh's $24bn (£15bn) annual exports.