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At Least 16 Killed In Fire At Chemical And Garments Factory In Dhaka
At least 16 people were killed Tuesday when a fire tore through a chemical and garments factory in Bangladesh's capital Dhaka, officials said.
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Bangladesh Factory Owner Arrested After 52 Die In Fire
Bangladesh police on Saturday arrested for murder the owner of a factory where 52 people died, as it emerged that children as young as 11 had been working there.
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13 Killed, 20 Injured In Bangladesh's Plastic Factory Fire
At least 13 people were killed and nearly 20 people were critically injured when a fire swept through an illegal plastics factory outside the Bangladeshi capital Dhaka, police said Thursday.
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Bangladesh Fire Tragedy Toll Rises To 32
The death toll in the fire tragedy at a Bangladeshi factory today climbed to 32 after more bodies were retrieved from under the debris and authorities called in a team of army to join the rescue operation.
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Smoke, Cracks In Building Hamper Search After Bangladesh Factory Fire
The fire at a food and cigarette packaging factory in Bangladesh that killed at least 26 people has been extinguished, but heavy smoke and the risk of the building collapsing further were hampering the search of the premises, officials said today.
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Bangladesh Garment Factory Fire Kills 12, Injures Several Others
A fire broke out in a garment packaging factory just outside the Bangladeshi capital on Saturday, killing at least 12 people, police and witnesses said.
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Bangladesh Plastics Factory Fire Kills At Least 13 People
At least 13 people including two women were killed when a fire swept through a plastics factory in Bangladesh's capital Dhaka on Saturday, police said.
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Bangladesh factory owners to face homicide charges
A Bangladesh court on Tuesday issued arrest warrants for two owners of a garment factory and four of their employees on homicide charges for the deaths of 112 workers in a fire that engulfed the factory in 2012.
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Bangladesh factory fire kills 8
Eight people were killed when a fire swept through a clothing factory in Bangladesh, police and an industry association official said on Thursday, as the death toll from the collapse of another factory building two weeks ago climbed to 892.
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Bangladesh garment industry demands action on deadly fire report
Officials in Bangladesh's ready-made garment industry demanded on Tuesday quick implementation of recommendations in a report which concluded that last month's deadly fire at a textile factory was the result of both sabotage and negligence.
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Bangladesh factory fire was sabotage: inquiry chief
A fire that killed 111 workers at a Bangladesh garment factory last month was caused by sabotage and managers at the plant prevented victims from escaping, the head of an official inquiry said on Monday.
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Dhaka factory did not have fire clearance
A Bangladeshi garment factory that was producing clothes for Wal-Mart, Disney and other major Western companies had lost its fire safety certification in June, five months before a blaze in the facility killed 112 workers, a fire official said.
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I didn't know fire exits are needed: Bangladesh factory owner
The owner of a Bangladesh clothing factory where a fire killed 112 people says he was never informed the facility was required to have an emergency exit, a sign of how far removed the leaders of the nation's garment industry are from issues of worker safety.
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Disney, Sears used Bangladesh factory that caught fire
Amid the ash, broken glass and melted sewing machines at what is left of the Tazreen Fashions Ltd. factory, there are piles of blue, red and off-white children's shorts bearing Wal-Mart's Faded Glory brand. Shorts from hip-hop star Sean Combs' ENYCE label lay on the floor and are stacked in cartons.
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Bangladeshis mourn garment-fire dead, plan protest
Bangladesh held a day of mourning on Tuesday for the 112 people killed in a weekend fire at a garment factory, and labor groups planned more protests to demand better worker safety in an industry notorious for operating in firetraps.
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At Least 16 Killed In Fire At Chemical And Garments Factory In Dhaka
At least 16 people were killed Tuesday when a fire tore through a chemical and garments factory in Bangladesh's capital Dhaka, officials said.
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Bangladesh Factory Owner Arrested After 52 Die In Fire
Bangladesh police on Saturday arrested for murder the owner of a factory where 52 people died, as it emerged that children as young as 11 had been working there.
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13 Killed, 20 Injured In Bangladesh's Plastic Factory Fire
At least 13 people were killed and nearly 20 people were critically injured when a fire swept through an illegal plastics factory outside the Bangladeshi capital Dhaka, police said Thursday.
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Bangladesh Fire Tragedy Toll Rises To 32
The death toll in the fire tragedy at a Bangladeshi factory today climbed to 32 after more bodies were retrieved from under the debris and authorities called in a team of army to join the rescue operation.
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Smoke, Cracks In Building Hamper Search After Bangladesh Factory Fire
The fire at a food and cigarette packaging factory in Bangladesh that killed at least 26 people has been extinguished, but heavy smoke and the risk of the building collapsing further were hampering the search of the premises, officials said today.
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Bangladesh Garment Factory Fire Kills 12, Injures Several Others
A fire broke out in a garment packaging factory just outside the Bangladeshi capital on Saturday, killing at least 12 people, police and witnesses said.
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Bangladesh Plastics Factory Fire Kills At Least 13 People
At least 13 people including two women were killed when a fire swept through a plastics factory in Bangladesh's capital Dhaka on Saturday, police said.
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Bangladesh factory owners to face homicide charges
A Bangladesh court on Tuesday issued arrest warrants for two owners of a garment factory and four of their employees on homicide charges for the deaths of 112 workers in a fire that engulfed the factory in 2012.
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Bangladesh factory fire kills 8
Eight people were killed when a fire swept through a clothing factory in Bangladesh, police and an industry association official said on Thursday, as the death toll from the collapse of another factory building two weeks ago climbed to 892.
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Bangladesh garment industry demands action on deadly fire report
Officials in Bangladesh's ready-made garment industry demanded on Tuesday quick implementation of recommendations in a report which concluded that last month's deadly fire at a textile factory was the result of both sabotage and negligence.
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Bangladesh factory fire was sabotage: inquiry chief
A fire that killed 111 workers at a Bangladesh garment factory last month was caused by sabotage and managers at the plant prevented victims from escaping, the head of an official inquiry said on Monday.
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Dhaka factory did not have fire clearance
A Bangladeshi garment factory that was producing clothes for Wal-Mart, Disney and other major Western companies had lost its fire safety certification in June, five months before a blaze in the facility killed 112 workers, a fire official said.
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I didn't know fire exits are needed: Bangladesh factory owner
The owner of a Bangladesh clothing factory where a fire killed 112 people says he was never informed the facility was required to have an emergency exit, a sign of how far removed the leaders of the nation's garment industry are from issues of worker safety.
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Disney, Sears used Bangladesh factory that caught fire
Amid the ash, broken glass and melted sewing machines at what is left of the Tazreen Fashions Ltd. factory, there are piles of blue, red and off-white children's shorts bearing Wal-Mart's Faded Glory brand. Shorts from hip-hop star Sean Combs' ENYCE label lay on the floor and are stacked in cartons.
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Bangladeshis mourn garment-fire dead, plan protest
Bangladesh held a day of mourning on Tuesday for the 112 people killed in a weekend fire at a garment factory, and labor groups planned more protests to demand better worker safety in an industry notorious for operating in firetraps.
