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Mon Apr 29, 2013, 05:35 AM Apr 2013

Fire breaks out at site of Bangladesh factory collapse, killing last known survivor

Hopes of finding more survivors in the wreckage of a collapsed garment factory in Bangalesh all but disappeared on Sunday night when a fire broke at the site of a disaster that has already claimed the lives of 377 people.

Among the dead was the last known survivor of the building’s collapse five days ago, the national fire chief told AFP news service.

Rescue crews and firefighters were shown weeping on live television after the death of a women garment worker, identified as Shahnaz, who had clung to live for more than 110 hours after a disaster that has raised

"The fire broke out as we were cutting a beam to bring out what we believe was the last remaining survivor from the collapsed building. We managed to douse it, but as we came back we saw her dead," Ahmed Ali told AFP.

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http://worldnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/04/28/17956849-fire-breaks-out-at-site-of-bangladesh-factory-collapse-killing-last-known-survivor

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