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Death toll in Indian shoe factory fire rises
The death toll in a huge fire at a shoe factory in India's Taj Mahal town of Agra has risen to 44.
Forty-two bodies had already been recovered from the site of Friday's blaze in the Jeoni Mandi market area of Agra, in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh.
Workers inside the building had been trapped as chemicals stored inside caught fire and the flames spread quickly, blocking the escape routes.
Witnesses said people were seen standing at windows on the upper floors of the blazing building.
Some were injured as they jumped to escape the flames.
Police said the death toll could rise further.
State authorities have ordered an inquiry into the blaze.
25/05/2002 23:01:27 | ABC Radio Australia News
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