25 November 2012 Last updated at 10:32

In pictures: Bangladesh factory fire

Firefighters battle a fire at a clothes factory outside Dhaka

More than 100 people have been killed in a fire that tore through a clothes factory in Bangladesh - in one of the worst industrial accidents in the country's history.

Firefighters used a crane to tackle the blaze

The blaze in the multi-floor Tazreen Fashion factory outside Dhaka reportedly started on the ground floor in the warehouse and quickly spread.

A number of people trapped inside died after jumping from the building to escape the inferno. It took firefighters nearly six hours to extinguish the blaze.

A senior fire department official said the death toll was so high because the factory had no fire exit on the outside of the building.

Bangladeshi soldiers carry the bodies from the factory

Army and police were deployed to carry the bodies to a mortuary.

A number of factory employees are still missing, and there are fears that the death toll will rise further.

Relatives and friends crowd around a mortuary near the factory

Thousands of relatives and friends later gathered at the scene - desperate for news about their loved ones. Some in the crowd blamed the factory owner for the disaster - a claim he denied.

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In pictures: Bangladesh factory fire

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