At least 87 people were killed and over 100 injured in a devastating fire here in the Bangladesh capital Thursday night, officials said.

The fire broke out in a chemical factory in the old Dhaka city at about 9.20 p.m. local time. It spread to four or five houses in the congested residential area, trapping hundreds of residents, Nayeem Md. Shahidullah, an official at the Fire Service and Civil Defence of Bangladesh, was quoted as saying by Xinhua early Friday morning.