The death toll from the deadly plastic factory fire rose to 21 as another victim succumbed to his injuries earlyThursday.

The death toll from the deadly Keraniganj plastic factory fire rose to 20 after another victim succumbed to his injuries on Wednesday.

Three more victims of Keraniganj plastic factory fire succumbed to their injuries at Sheikh Hasina National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery of Dhaka Medical College Hospital here on Sunday, taking the death toll from the incident to 17.

The Labour and Employment Ministry on Thursday formed a five-member committee to investigate the fire incident at Keraniganj plastic factory that claimed lives of 13 people.

Twelve more victims of the Keraniganj plastic factory fire succumbed to their injuries at Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) on Thursday, taking the death toll from the devastating fire incident to 13.

A worker was killed and at least 32 others suffered burn injuries as a fire broke out at a plastic factory at Hijaltola in Dakkhin Keraniganj on Wednesday.