Fire in Saudi factory kills 7 Bangladeshis

Seven Bangladeshi migrants are among nine people killed in a devastating fire that broke out at a furniture factory in Saudi Arabia's Al Hofuf, report agencies.

Among the deceased, seven were initially identified as Bangladeshi, said the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Three of the deceased were reportedly from Natore district in Bangladesh. The bodies were kept at the King Fahad Morgue of Hofuf city.

The deceased were identified as Arif Md Shahadat, Barek Sardar, Md Shakil Pramanik, Saiful Islam, Ruman Pramanik, Md Firuz Sardar Ali and Md. Rob Hossain.

"The fire erupted at a sofa factory during the Maghrib prayer time in Al Hofuf, which is around 350 km away from Riyadh," the ministry said.