Bangladesh factory fire death toll rises to 121: fire chief

DHAKA: The death toll from a fire at a Bangladeshi factory soared to at least 121 as rescue workers recovered 112 bodies Sunday morning, the national fire chief told AFP.

"We've found 112 dead bodies this morning," fire brigade director general Brigadier General Abu Nayeem Mohammad Shahidullah told AFP, adding the toll did not include the nine initially reported killed overnight.

"We resumed our search this morning and found the bodies lying on different floors of the factory building," he said.