South Africa Shop Fire Leaves Six Bangladeshis Dead

Bangla Press Desk:  Six Bangladeshi nationals were killed and another injured after a devastating fire broke out at a shop in Queenstown in South Africa's Eastern Cape province early Tuesday.

The injured person was admitted to a hospital for treatment.

The fire erupted at around 3am local time while the victims were reportedly sleeping inside the shop.

Local police and fire service personnel recovered the bodies after completing rescue operations.

Authorities have yet to officially disclose the identities of the six deceased as the incident remains under investigation.