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RIYADH: Bangladesh’s foreign ministry said it was in “deep shock” on Monday after reporting that 16 of the country’s citizens died in a factory fire in Saudi Arabia the day before.
It reported “the tragic deaths of 16 Bangladeshi nationals in a fire at a sofa manufacturing factory in Riyadh” in a statement.
The fire broke out on Sunday at a manufacturing facility in the industrial area of the Al Shifa district in Riyadh, according to the Bangladesh embassy in Riyadh.
“There were no injuries reported; all those affected died,” the embassy said in a statement.
