Saudi factory fire kills two Bangladeshis

Two Bangladesh men were burned to death in a fire that broke out in a factory in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on Saturday.

The dead were identified as Kamrul Islam, 38, son of Abdul Malek, and Yasin Fakir, 39, son of Odud Mia, of Chauddagram upazila in Comilla.

Family sources said Kamrul and Yasin used to work in the factory in Riyadh and lived on the upper floor of the factory building.

Last Saturday, they were working inside the factory when a fire started from an electric short circuit, leaving the duo dead on the spot.

The bodies will be brought to Bangladesh after completing the documentation process in Saudi Arabia, said one of the victims' nephew, they added.