Dhaka, Oct. 14 -- Sixteen charred bodies have been recovered so far from NR Garments following a devastating fire that broke out at the readymade garment factory and a chemical warehouse in the Shialbari area of Rupnagar Residential Zone in Mirpur of the capital on Tuesday.

The bodies, which were found inside the garment factory, have been sent to Dhaka Medical College Hospital morgue. However, none of them are recognizable, and DNA tests might be required to confirm their identities.

Fire Service Director (Operations) Lt Col Tajul Islam Chowdhury shared the information during a press briefing near the scene at around 7:00pm on Tuesday evening.

He said, "After completing the search operation, we recovered 16 bodies from the second and ...